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Atkinson did not know that their conversations were being recorded by Rodrigo Moreno, the CEO of ad agency Pink Ape Media who had cut a deal with the Ass. U.S. Attorney's Office to prevent his deportation after overstaying on his visitor's visa. The government, in 2013, gave Moreno an S visa, a visa granted to FBI informants and disdainfully referred by defense attorneys as a "Snitch" visa.
Atkinson was also made to believe that the man, supposedly from India, represented an international film company that wanted to use BISD properties to film it.
Atkinson could be heard in the tape talking to the unidentified informant she thought was a movie producer interested in using district campuses for a film, telling him that Peña asked that $2,000 be donated on her behalf to Mile of Hope. She also said another $2,000 had gone to the organization on behalf of trustee Phil Cowen.
The government charges that Atkinson first received $6,000 to push the film scheme with the district and board and another $4,000 after the board voted and passed the agenda item.
"Well, I had to uh, I had to give her two of my, two thousand of my, two of mine for the votes that I was not going to vote for. I had to give them to her for Minnie's (Peña) Mile of Hope to get her support. And Phillip too so…"Atkinson tells the informant.If she kept $2,500 of the $10,000 she told Pink Ape CEO Moreno, it was too much.
In legal circles, a rainmaker is an attorney who has a case to which other attorneys can peg their clients' claims and share in a favorable verdict.
The sale and distribution of the film to Netflix, would bring a hefty return ($750,000) to be shared by five investors. Moreno said that the investors were Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez $20,000, former Cameron County Judge and Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos $15,000, Atkinson $30,000, Andy Vera $5,000, and Moreno, $50,000.
She also told the informant that there was money to be made in a real estate deal by a secret deal being considered between Cameron County and SpaceX for the construction of a spectator arena.
Testimony continues Wednesday.
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A spectator arena is that the county commissioner from del gran southmost? Seems that there are more elected officals involved here. They all need to be held accountable and they all need to be sent to PRISON.
Looks like Los Fresnos cases are blowing up... one of the football teams is quarantined. The main team has a game with Hanna this week and played Rivera last week..
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Mendez and Cascos? Wow! Whowouldthunkit?
MPO garners top award
The nomination in the MPO Coordination and Partnership category
AMPO is exploring the development of a new working group focused on active transportation. The group will seek to build capacity amongst MPOs and advance the state of planning and implementation for bicycle, pedestrian, and non-motorized transportation projects and programs.
Does this means the city is going to built more bike trails for OUR health?
REMEMBER NOBODY USES THE BIKE TRAILS "NOBODY"
QUE PINCHE RAQUETA GO OUT AND MAKE A FILM!!!!
Bike trails is next????
Drue Brown tries to act all high and mighty telling us we need support Daniela Lopez Valdez, Denise Garza, Eddie Garcia, and Jessica Gonzalez. As Sylvia Atkinson's federal trial continues, it is becoming obvious the high level of corruption within the BISD board. If we listen to Drue and vote for Daniela, Denise, Eddie, and Jessica, the corruption created by Atkinson will continue. Review the campaign contibution reports of Daniela, Eddie, and Denise. All special interests. As testimony continues in Atkinson's trial, things will begin to unravel for Drue, Prisci, Eddie, and Minerva and their next stop might be in front of a judge as they head to federal prison. Stop the corruption. Say No to Denise Garza, Eddie Garcia and Daniela Lopez Valdez.
Sylvia Atkinson imagined herself as Brownsville's version of Boardwalk Empire's Nucky Thompson involved in shady business dealings in BISD and Rio Hondo ISD, crappy movie projects, land speculation hoping to involve SpaceX and building a mystical arena. Everything has an ulterior motive with Sylvia and her minions Daniela, Denise, and Minerva. If these 3 get elected to the BISD board, expect the corruption to continue since Sylvia showed them the ways of the dark side.
It seems that Minerva Pena is attempting to conceal the sources of her campaign contributions. Minerva received $250 from Thelma Banduch and $250 from Hiram Gutierrez. These two are attorneys in the Edinburg office of Purdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins, and Mott, a property tax collection law firm. Minerva also reports a $1000 contibution from a Brandon, the same name as one of the partners in the tax collection firm. None of these people live in Brownsville, but Minerva indicates they do. Denise Garza's campaign report show a $1000 contribution from the same tax collection firm. Seems odd that a law firm would give such a large contribution to a school clerk. It seems that Minerva and Denise are working together with Sylvia Atkinson to get donations from firms wanting to do business with BISD. Neither Minerva or Denise can do this without Sylvia's help. All this seems very shady. Voting for Minerva and Denise is like voting to continue with the corruption and fraud the way Sylvia Atkinson likes it. Think about this. Is this what we want for BISD and our children.
Hammes Family Trust. Come on. More like the Hammes Family Trust funded by the dues of all the BEST members. It seems that 3 of the 4 candidates endorsed by BEST received money from Patrick. Denise Garza, Daniela Lopez Valdez, and Eddie Garcia all got $500 each. The only one left out was Jessica Gonzalez. Maybe Patrick does not think she has a chance or maybe Jessica has ethics and self-respect to not accept a contribution from a con man. Think about this voters. BEST members ask where your dues go to. Ask for an audit.
Daniela what happened to Corey Elizondo's work as a "grassroots marketing" person? Did her husband and daddy scare you? I guess your dad Joey could not convince you that Joey and Rafael are good people who just plead guilty to election fraud. Your dad probably told you that these guys were victims of the system. Innocent your dad told you especially since he used Joey and Rafael for his campaign as county comissioner. Maybe you can make it up by inviting them to your next social gathering with the St. Joe crowd. They should fit right in.
Is Hiram Gutierrez related to Rene Gutierrez? Seems odd that someone from Edinburg would be donating to Minerva's campaign. Stay tuned.
Everybody involved needs to go to prison.
To much shit in BISD,CITY AND COUNTY.
They all need to be lock up in prison.
We need new blood in BISD,City and County !!
Hahaha Erasmo and Elizondo criticizing the chick on trial! The fat fuck has a history of writing hot checks, fraud and running away from probation. The other freak is pending court for theft and he made a few dollars on the side when cabler allowed him to bring in the private ambulance company. Oh and how about that nice ems program contract with bisd for his buddy's company. Nombre chet up!
Ask his fire buddies how he screwed them with their benefits in order to get his fire Chief's hat from cabler. NVV!
Oh boy, Espy now has a sure case over BISD. They did her wrong and it is time for the people to know the real story. Espy needs to fin for herself and do something about it. If she had done something wrong, she would have not been considered for the great job she now has. No hay mal que por bien no venda, Espy so now is your time to get what is owed you Many of us knew way back what SPA was doing to get even with you, and look at her shitting bricks now. How can she say she is not guilty if it is all recorded? Her time has come and we must all apologize to Espy and all the others she hurt, including the board members who voted on SPA's side. Her time will come! There is a God afterall that does not punish but does get even!
Espy was a terrible leader- she was incredibly cruel to staff And crossed the line when speaking to staff- she was lucky to have the men on the board snowed- well they had their own deals
Sylvia was nice to some but a real friend to none
Both terrible for the district
BISD hasn’t had a real leader since Hector G
And this new guy is not the answer either
I wonder which elected county officials will be mentioned in this mess. What was the mention of properties?
I had no idea our mayor was a big time Hollywood hotshot. He has some major explaining to do.
This is so confusing. We need a chart.
It reads like they promoted a "fake movie". This movie would have free reign at BISD. And some people were going to make money including current mayor and former TSC board president. And trustees were paid through donations (which is still illegal).
It also seems like TSC had approved a similar deal. So if TSC approved it, did those elected officials also get money or were they promised money after the sale of the "fake film"?
Meanwhile Netflix doesn't know any of these actors....perhaps this fake movie could someday possibly be a real movie.
I am going to need the subtitles.
Hey ERASMO why are you so desperate??!! We all know you are a narcissist and have commented here to posted to make it seem it was someone else to let your so called followers aware... Well I hate to tell you we know its you.. We all know how you are and your steps in posting. It's no secret. You are too predictable.
The only desperate people I see it's you and your stupid and imbecile slate!! Playing dirty politics and lying is all you know how to do.. We know that you are full of shit like your slate. Oh that's why you are fat!! You are really full of shit!!
All the names listed on this page no vallen dick tracy .
BIG QUESTION WHERE IS THE DA ON ALL OF THESE???? WHERE WHERE WHERE?????
PUB, BISD, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS GETTING KICK BACKS, ILLEGAL CONTRIBUTIONS, 2K TO VOTE, BIDS THAT ARE ARRANGED BEFORE HAND....
COME ON DA DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!
THE PORT SHOULD BE NEXT!
ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and even FOX need to get a hold of all these corruption here in this town and run stories. Just maybe it will stop.
m still waiting to see if the Brownsville Times, who has been fair and balanced so far, to question Erasmo on his sister's words that he was arrested in Mexico for fondling a young boy. She also claims he did it in the U.S. but the charges were dropped because his family intimidated the poor single mother who didn't have money to sue his fat ass. Erasmo is an uneducated fool who dropped out of high school and left for Mexico. He fled because he also had been arrested three times in the late 80's and early 90's which one was a felony for forgery and writing hot checks. He had six more arrests for embezzling and theft of monies. This guy can't help himself. He doesn't even have a GED. He claims that he went to Austin College and got a degree in religious studies while he lived in Austin Texas but the pendejo doesn't know that Austin College is in Sherman Texas. It's lie after lie after lie. He took a page out of Trump's playbook and attacks others and discredits them to avoid his own indiscretions. Come on Erasmo, unblock me so we can have it out. You can lie and lie when I bring up all these things. Your audience is complicit because they won't even ask you about your sister Melissa and why she hates you. Everyone knows I don't do drugs but you feel if you lie about that then people will believe you. I don't know Daniela Valdez Lopez but once I heard she was running against you I quickly jumped on board. She has integrity. She isn't a liar. You make your followers believe you went to FBI but you are a fat liar. They won't even call you to testify because you don't know anything. You think you are important but you are not. I believe everyone civilized enough will support Daniela because they know you are scum and can't be trusted around kids. You did tell your followers you took a picture of a young male and put hearts and likes but you failed to tell them that this kid is 15 years old and was in a small towel exposing everything but his genitals. Come on Erasmo, tell the whole truth. That why your so called friend Laura Reyes voted to sanction you and block you from going to any BISD schools.
C Atkinson
And then you all wonder why our kids move out of Brownsville? Don't judge them, they see corruption, but are too nice to say anything. Aqui no hay nada. all politicians are corrupt. it's sad how no one really cares about the students. Did you read that??? STUDENTS!
Brownsville is the Hollywood on the Rio. Full of broken dreams like the mayor and all the other dumb fucks thinking they were in the movie business.
At least we knew that when Dr, Zendejas jumped on anyone of us it was because she knew we were not doing our best and she let us know. If you think that Hector Gonzales was the best, than you have some research to do. After he was fired he took the district for a bunch of money for doing nothing as a consultant for the district and having Lunch with Lucy and Cati.
I was chewed out by Dr. Zendejas once and I made sure not to repeat my mistake again. I knew I had done wrong and deserved the admonition and didn't cry
about it. Others who had their toes stepped on never admitted they had done wrong and had a bunch of excuses.
Yes, some of the so called man on the board did make some controverial moves and cause some problems for Dr. Zendejas, but once the board voted on something, there was nothing she could do. She kept doing what she was hired to do and that was to provide for the students.
FBI cuts a deal with an illegal immigrant in the US illegally he’s a criminal! FBI has nothing what a joke I hope the jury let’s that sit in heavy! All it takes is one this case sounds desperate!
They all had to know that money came from a bribe! They all need to be indicted do it DA you're next to step it up or RE-SIGN!!!
Influence peddling is the illegal practice of using one's influence in government or connections with persons in authority to obtain favours or preferential treatment for another, usually in return for payment. Also called traffic of influence or trading in influence. In fact, influence peddling is not necessarily illegal as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has often used the term "undue influence peddling" to refer to illegal acts of lobbying.[1] However, influence peddling bears the stench of corruption that may de-legitimise democratic politics with the general public.
DO SOMETHING DA DO IT NOW INVESTIGATE ALL OF THEM!!!
Oh wow dirty politicians ship is sinking let see who else goes down with the ship pinche ratas
Get involved D A this could be a great feather on you hat. Do it indict SOMEBODY any body...
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