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  • Ex-sheriff is handed 24 years [South Texas]

    12/15/2005 9:51:41 AM PST · by SwinneySwitch · 13 replies · 506+ views
    San Antonio Express-News ^ | 12/14/2005 | Jeorge Zarazua
    BROWNSVILLE — Former Cameron County Sheriff Conrado Cantu and four co-defendants received prison terms Tuesday for a racketeering enterprise that solicited bribes from drug traffickers in exchange for safe passage through this border county. A stern U.S. District Judge Hilda Tagle sentenced Cantu to 24 years and two months in prison, with five years of supervision after his release. Cantu is to serve nearly all of the sentence before he can be freed. The judge said she was personally disappointed Cantu and his friends used his power as sheriff to help distribute illegal drugs while undermining the nation's security. Investigators...