By Juan Montoya
Law enforcement sources have confirmed that investigators have traced the Internet Protocol address where a fake Juan Garcia" Facebook account user has attacked some political candidates to a City of Brownsville computer.
The sources say that the information will eventually be presented to a Cameron County grand jury for prosecution. According to the Facebook post above it charges that the "Juan Garcia is a city employee who is, married to a lawyer..."
The rumor mill being what it is, social media pundits are hinting heavily that writer (Juan Garcia) may be none other than Doroteo Garcia, an employee with City Engineering who just happens to be married to lawyer Erin Garcia Hernandez, a former justice of the peace. We have not been able to confirm with our sources on the exact location of the computer used or if the Garcias were personally involved.
Impersonation is assuming another real person’s identity for the purpose of harming that person or gaining some benefit for yourself is a felony. In other words, it is maliciously impersonating someone else online and/or offline.
Some crimes arising out of impersonation is defamation, the action of damaging another person’s reputation. It is also commonly known as slander/libel.
Another is fraud by the act of unjustifiable misrepresentation with the intent to deceive. That is also known as fraudulent impersonation and deceit.
The crime is compounded, according to the Texas Penal Code, Chapter 33, Section 2) if a computer, computer network, or computer system:
(A) that is owned by: (i) the government; and it's a
7) a felony of the first degree if: (c) When benefits are obtained, a victim is defrauded or harmed, or property is altered, damaged, or deleted in violation of this section, whether or not in a single incident, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the value of the benefits obtained and of the losses incurred because of the fraud, harm..."Online impersonation include creating fake Facebook or other social media accounts for the purpose of harming another or to lead others to false pretense that the profile belongs to you. Texas laws regarding False Personation, also called False Impersonation, do exist and are enforceable.
In the days before the City of Brownsville election May 4, a "Juan Garcia" posted the Facebook entry below stating that candidate (and former Brownsville Independent School District board member) Catalina Presas-Garcia had been indicted for signing a petition form to get on the ballot when she had not been present when it was singed by the voters.
The post further stated that "being friends with Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz has its privileges." and that he had allowed Presas-Garcia to "finish her election" and that he was hoping "she could defeat incumbent Jessica Tetreau in the election."
Tetreau won that race without a runoff, with Presas Garcia drawing 690 cotes to the incumbent's 1,311. Former mayor Pat Ahumada placed third.
The writer in the fake Facebook page than tells the readers to "remember when (Saenz) asks for your vote in 2020. Cameron County can NOT afford another 4 years of Luis Saenz. Together we can get him OUT!!!"
Presas-Garcia, when contacted said she had tried to file a complaint with the Brownsville Police Department and she was told there was nothing they could do. According to the penal code, "only a Peace Officer can make an impersonation arrest. Peace officers are defined as public sector employees or agents whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws."
"The refused to take my complaint because they said there was nothing they could do," she fumed. "This has got to stop. They have involved other people trying to smear me though no fault of their own. There was no indictment issued by the grand jury. It was all made up, but it might have cost me some votes and claimed Saez was protecting me so I could beat Tetreau. That was wrong."
Presa-sGarcia said he had spoken to Erin Garcia after the Facebook post was widely disseminated in social media but that the attorney denied any involvement by her or anyne associated with her.
Tetreau won that race without a runoff, with Presas Garcia drawing 690 cotes to the incumbent's 1,311. Former mayor Pat Ahumada placed third.
The writer in the fake Facebook page than tells the readers to "remember when (Saenz) asks for your vote in 2020. Cameron County can NOT afford another 4 years of Luis Saenz. Together we can get him OUT!!!"
Presas-Garcia, when contacted said she had tried to file a complaint with the Brownsville Police Department and she was told there was nothing they could do. According to the penal code, "only a Peace Officer can make an impersonation arrest. Peace officers are defined as public sector employees or agents whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws."
"The refused to take my complaint because they said there was nothing they could do," she fumed. "This has got to stop. They have involved other people trying to smear me though no fault of their own. There was no indictment issued by the grand jury. It was all made up, but it might have cost me some votes and claimed Saez was protecting me so I could beat Tetreau. That was wrong."
Presa-sGarcia said he had spoken to Erin Garcia after the Facebook post was widely disseminated in social media but that the attorney denied any involvement by her or anyne associated with her.
15 comments:
Let us see where the trail leads to. I cannot fathom an atty's husband would do such a thing and being ignorant on the fact that all is traceable.
Elizondo ain't going away.
Elizondo won't go away for long, maybe 3-5 years.
Trump may be a fool, but that doesn’t make him an ineffective racist. That would presuppose that it takes great talent to be good at hating people and furthering that hatred through policy. Donald Trump is quite adept at finding America’s weaknesses, a trait he shares with the Russians who helped him win the election. Both his White House and the Kremlin know just where to look first: America’s persistent racism. It is always easier to find holes in the boat and to punch new ones, than to devise methods for plugging them and keeping everything afloat.
One such weakness is the Census, which this administration has sought to weaponize as an undocumented immigrant address book for ICE and, as a consequence, a way to erode Hispanic and Latinx influence at the ballot box. We knew that the Trump administration’s proposed citizenship question for the 2020 Census was racist. But the ACLU revealed Thursday new proof that the question, which the group is now challenging before the Supreme Court, was explicitly crafted with the purpose of helping white people become more politically powerful.
Just gotta love how the brown people of browntown go about doing the political thing. Whoever you vote for will be corrupt. No, I am not saying all brown folks are corrupt. I am saying that those who run for public office are. Honest folks of any stripe want to stay far upwind from the stench of browntown politics.
With whites corruption starts at the very top from trump on down to the white garbage collector to the gringo homeless...
Doro Garcia is one the other Assistant Engineer for the city of brownsville. Having two assistants Engineers gives Doro extra time to be doing personal stuff on a city of brownsville computer. Hopefully, the new administration investigate this guy. He always doing personal stuff on city time and his boss Carlos Lastra let's him do whatever he want. It's Time to eliminate that extra position and fired his ass.
So we have a political human centipede. Charlie up front with Longoria's lips sewn to his butthole. Roman likewise bonded to Rick's anus. This fleshy contraption being ridden by Carlos Elizondo and being chased by Bradshaw with a tin cup.
Give it a rest Juan, Cata the rat lost. Fake news or not, that is a fact.
This is true on regular citizens; but law changes for public figure.
Pendejetes le va costar
so enemy of the state-mmm luis saenz and gand, then you become a target-tight, times to make a show for the re-election DA luis saenz, folks here it comes, waiting for the right opportunity, and its here,
Doro is a fat tick. He looks dirty in that beard. He needs to shower more often. Lastra doesn't tell him anything because he is a big pussy. He's always been a pussy. Zero balls.
A small Engineering department and you have two fricking Assistant Engineers? Can't The Director Lastra handle his job? He has Doro "out of the office" Garcia and "know it all" Luis Alonso as assistants. Imagine the money the tax paying citizens can save by eliminating one assistant or the whole department. If you agree send emails to Asst. City Manager Elizabeth Walker. It's Elizabeth.walker@cob.us and let her know that.
The state overpaved all the service roads OVER NIGHT!!! These bezos can pave rosevelt st, which is 3 blocks long. They've been at it for almost A YEAR!!!
And they are 3 of them what a waste.
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