By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
editor@sbnewspaper.com
Armando R. Villalobos
Oscar de la Fuente Jr.
San Benito CISD officials confirmed Friday that there are no immediate plans to conduct an internal investigation into allegations made by ex-board member and attorney Oscar de la Fuente Jr. in the federal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney and 2012 Congressional candidate Armando R. Villalobos.
Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregon, however, said he would entertain the possibility of conducting an in-house probe after conferring with certain administrators.
It was on May 17 that De la Fuente testified to assisting in the hiring of Villalobos’ family members at the school district while he served on the Board of Trustees. De la Fuente was a school board member in San Benito for 15 years, having been re-elected four times, before stepping down in May 2012 citing a desire to spend more time with his family.
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mercedes is where i hear the board president will be working this upcoming school year because LF no longer wanted all the negative attention because of her
Mercedes huh? Well isn’t that where board member’s good good friend lives. The video should be quite interesting……You just never know who you will run into/picture with …….
While you are investigating why not also investigate the secret meetings these 4 board members (and wanna be board members) hold?? Why not start with the one this past November at Chili’s in Mercedes????? Let the cameras roll!
Reform San Benito, if you’re gonna steal my moniker (which, I must say, am glad others are catching on!), please share the details! Under the law, that’s an illegal meeting to have a quorum assembled in just such a fashion. With photographic proof, could be used to prosecute the four! Please tell me photos exist!
While you are looking into board members, how about looking INTO HOW A VERY CLOSE RELATIVE OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS GOT A PAYRAISE WHEN SCHOOL STARTED AND NO ONE ELSE DID?
Public information at its finest!
Ya Ya Man! Lets do it for the Kids. Hey Kid? Get out of the way can you see we’re trying to make your school a better place ? And no! you can not have those IPADs like other school districts have for their kids . Now what were they going reinvent or I mean investigate?
If you are going to do any INVESTIGATION START WITH MRS RODRIGUEZ ON HER INSURANCE MESS!
My taxpayer dollars would be better spent on that INSURANCE MESS!
If Oscar De La Fuente did assist in hiring of Villalobos’ family, he would not be the only one. This has been going on in San Benito CISD for years by numerous board members and superintendents. Hiring of family and friends, and friends of friend. Just look at the four “infamous” board members. Their family, friends and certain other people are always conveniently overlooked when they are pointing out employee “wrong doings”. Even if their favorites are doing the same thing. Come on, get real!!
There should be a full investigation of the hiring policies of SBCISD and the specific statements made by De la Fuente, especially since the allegations came out in a Federal trial where this person was under oath.
Since allegations of a crime has been made under oath in this context, if Obregon does nothing, then he is complicit in the crime, no? Why not save time and ask for assistance from law enforcement, and put a few of the culprits under oath?
Based on what De la Fuente has stated, it appears that he can ‘name names’, so it should be pretty easy for law enforcement to find out who these people are, no?
This whole revelation and how Obregon responds will say a lot about his character as well.
I guarantee current board members talk to friends and relatives about openings in the District. Vacancies are public information and advising folks about them and asking them to apply is not a crime. This is all that Mr Dela Fuente is accused of.
Before any body throws Mr. de la Fuente “under the bus” for talking to the supt about possible applicants, how about YLIANA RODRIGUEZ INSTRUCTING THE LADY GONZLAES TO WRITE THAT INSURANCE LETTER last May oh but No INVESTIGATION! Get Real interim supt. The FBI already asked the questions. How much more negative publicity can this town take this year? And while we are at it, what A MAJOR LACK OF THE ABILITY TO MAKE A TIMELY DECISION ABOUT MY CHILd’s Graduation. Only in San Benito!!
I feel that he should be fully investigated. Too much has happened in San Benito, Texas. A former Judge steals money from a traffic court and winds up in jail, only to leave the tax paying citizens to pick up the bill. Crooked politics run rampant in this city.