Ernesto Villarreal Jr., 43, of Marfa faces decades in prison after pleading guilty and wire fraud charges.
A Marfa man is facing lengthy prison sentences after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $300,000 from the West Texas school district he worked for, allegedly to travel and pay his personal bills and expenses. Ernesto Villarreal Jr. , 43, pleaded guilty to one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and eight counts of wire fraud, according to a statement released by Jaime Esparza , U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
Jan. 6 rioter from Central Texas gets 22 months in prison Federal authorities say Villarreal also changed bank account information for some current and former employees and then generated more than $100,000 in fraudulent payments to them for work that didn't happen. Villarreal routed the payments to his personal bank accounts, without the knowledge or permission of the employees, according to court documents. Those funds were used for hundreds of personal expenses, authorities said.
U.S. Attorney FBI U.S. Department Of Education Office Of The Inspec Texas Rangers Ernesto Villarreal Jr. Jaime Esparza West Texas Marfa Valentine Independent School District Valentine Western District Central Texas Jeff Davis County
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