Edcouch-Elsa...Word Travels Fast Around Cyberspace...

News out of cyberspace yesterday buzzing with the arrest of Edcouch-Elsa School Board President Aaron Gonzalez on a tampering with evidence charge. This new charge falls on top of bribery charges that are already pending against Gonzalez. I logged on to The Department of Justice Home Page for the official press release. The report stated, "U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg announce today the arrest of Edcouch Elsa School District trustee Aaron Gonzalez, 42, of Edcouch, Texas, for witness tampering". The report alleges that Gonzalez was trying to persuade two Edcouch-Elsa School District employees to provide false statements that would help Gonzalez in his bribery indictment. The employees were allegedly asked to state "that each witnessed Gonzalez handing an envelope containing money received from the undercover FBI agent to a then-candidate for a local office, when in fact, neither had so witnessed such an event." For more details on the official report log on to http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txs/ Please keep in mind that although allegations have been brought forth against Gonzalez, I will offer the same caveat the report concludes with, "a complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent." Yes, innocent until proven guilty. Bad news either way for Gonzalez, whether the allegations prove true or not. It's one thing to be brought against the court with bribery charges, but throw in a tampering with evidence, and, well, you can pretty much kiss your political career goodbye. News around the web is leaning towards this corruption scandal of late being only the tip of the iceberg. There is no doubt in my mind that there will be many theories as to who the "then-candidate for a local office" is, and why it seemed Mr. Gonzalez wanted to take that person down with him.