Jennifer Lee Yzaguirre Weighs In On Misuse of Funds by District Attorney Luis V. Saenz

From the editor:  A number of citizens have reacted on Facebook to the revelation that District Attorney Luis Saenz has allegedly misused a gasoline card issued by Cameron County, specifically designated for out-of-county trips.  

Saenz and his staff have admittedly been using the card for gas purchases used for in-county travel.  

It's also been reported that these indiscretions involve the use of monies confiscated or seized in connection with enforcement of drug laws.

We submit below a comment from Jennifer Lee Yzaguirre:

Jennifer Lee Yzaguirre

"How is it that this has all been documented and he has been warned and still no one has the guts to do anything about it?! 

This is truly outrageous. This man needs to be taught a lesson and learn he is not above the law.

He has wasted hundreds of thousands of taxpayers money by taking Yzaguirre to trial on bogus charges with horrible investigators doing the dirt.

He spent over $650,000.00 on a $300.00 false claim during Yzaguirre's trial. Now he is double dipping, getting money ($5400.00) deposited directly to him and then racking up $4977.00 in gas charges, and no one is going to do anything about this?! 

What he did is considered an Offense Against Public Administration, Abuse of Office, and is a State Felony! 

So now WHO is going to prosecute this guy? I bet if they did an audit on his Drug Forfeiture Funds they would find some discrepancies. 

According to Texas State law, funds need to be strictly documented and state for who, what, and all the information including the person's phone number and address, they are being used for. 

The DAs office authorized Rene Olivares to spend $300.00 on his "informant" to pay for Tony Yzaguirre's bbq tickets. 

In what way, shape, or form, is that considered good investigating?! There should have been no funds distributed to this "informant" that did not pertain DIRECTLY to the case. 

Yet they decided to dish out money from the Drug Forfeiture Funds for bbq tickets! Umm bad call on the DAs and DPS investigator Rene Olivares part???? Ya, I think so. 

Hence the need to Audit this fund. Are they really using this fund appropriately? Ask yourself, as law abiding tax payers...do you think your hard earned monies are being used appropriately on bbq tickets and gas? 

That money is supposed to be used for investigations...not random usage. AUDIT AUDIT AUDIT! 

If it was any one of us who did this, we would have been raked through the coals. SO why does he get to get away with misusing and fraudulently using taxpayer funds??? 

UGH Brownsville!!!

Jennifer Lee Yzaguirre"