A judge on Wednesday, April 19, sentenced former La Joya school board Trustee Juan Jose “J.J.” Garza to 37 months in federal prison for a bid rigging scheme, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office.
Garza and his co-defendant, 53-year-old Armando Jimenez, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge on May 3 of last year.
Garza worked with Armando Jimenez, a cook at Stilettos Cabaret, to rig construction bids at the Alamo Housing Authority and the Donna Housing Authority, according to the indictment. They won contracts worth nearly US$45,000.
“My apologies to everyone: People that trust me, the public. None of my intentions were to hurt anybody,” Garza said when he left the federal courthouse. “I just want to say I’m sorry.”
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