SAN ANGELO, TX – Former San Angelo Police Chief Tim Vasquez made bail Friday after being arrested on federal bribery charges.
According to court documents filed with the Clerk of the US District Court, Northern District of Texas, Vasquez posted a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with a laundry list of special conditions.
Vasquez appeared in federal court before Judge D. Gordon Bryant, Jr. in an initial hearing which lasted 22 minutes. He was indicted on Jan. 8, 2020. The charges were read to Vasquez and he was also read his constitutional rights.
The federal court did not move to detain Vasquez. He is represented by David Guinn of the Hurley Guinn law firm from Lubbock, TX. Vasquez was released after processing with the United States Marshals Service and his probation was transferred to the U.S. Probation/Pretrial office in San Angelo located in the Federal Courthouse.
Vasquez was ordered to surrender his passport to the U.S. District Clerk in San Angelo. He is also ordered not to possess a firearm or weapon while awaiting trial.
Vasquez owns the Lone Wolf Pub in San Angelo and is in the band Funky Munky. The former police chief must not use alcohol excessively and must not possess drugs unless prescribed by a doctor.
Vasquez was also ordered to 'submit monthly bank statements and all other financial records to the pretrial services officer, both personal and business.'
Vasquez is accused of accepting bribes from a police radio vendor. He was charged with one count of receipt of a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds and three counts of honest services mail fraud.
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So why isn't the owner or agent of the radio vendor in jail? Richard Wells
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PermalinkCheck out when this investigation began. The FBI moves slowly but is extremely meticulous. Once a federal indictment is announced the conviction rate is well over 90%. If the case goes to trial 97%. Be patient, I have been waiting for a Vasquez indictment since 2004.
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Permalink1, How will this be accomplished? Collar him to a really mean drug sniffing dog?
2. What is the definition of excessive Alcohol?
3. When will the investigation ino the cities computer system fiasco begin?
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PermalinkSeriously San Angelo Live? Lay off the Sauce? Very misleading. You are insinuating that this man has or had a drinking problem. So unfair for you to give this article such a headline. The instructions given to him are given to all who have been indicted. Please try to be more professional and stop with the cringe worthy headlines such as devil's lettuce, and reefer. Its not cute. Juvenile at best.
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PermalinkI completely agree!
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PermalinkI can't wait for all of the corruption with the San Antonio Police union president, and other appointed officials to come to light. There are Fire, Police, and other local officials that taking a lot of heartburn medications now. All of these old original EDACS system players will probably pop up in the FBI's forensic investigation.
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PermalinkHopefully, the San Angelo City Manager will be one of those that pops up under investigation!
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PermalinkThey're all a bunch of crooks "Must Watch https://youtu.be/fDfG0_hfDDY"
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PermalinkI take “lay off the sauce” to mean drink zero alcohol, NOT “must not use alcohol excessively”. This headline is extremely misleading & I’m not a Vasquez supporter.
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PermalinkHow juvenile. As km mitchell opines, stupid headlines diminish the integrity of any journalism that might, in actuality, be decent journalism. "Lay off the sauce"? That's not at all what the judge said (baaad journalism). "Devil's lettuce"? Harkens to 1971's California high school kids meeting up to get high. (Again, baaaad journalism and totally irrelevant.) "Reefer"? Cheech and Chong.
Come on, you can do better that this juvenile drivel. Surely.
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PermalinkThe Bond seems pretty low if this is a federal case.
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