Fake "Doctor" Named BISD Board President in Reshuffling of Officers

 

by Jim Barton on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 9:19pm

     Enrique Escobedo, pictured above with convicted R.I.C.O. felon Carlos Quintanilla, was named Board President in by the school board in their December 6 meeting.  Many feel that both men were extremely instrumental in dismissing the school district's 14.3 million dollar suit against HealthSmart for overcharges during a two year period.   Others named as officers include Lucy Longoria as Vice President, Dr. Christinia Saavedra as Secretary and Cata Presas-Garcia as Assistant Secretary.  Those four typically vote as a block and are sometimes referred to as the "Majority Four".  Three trustees did not get selected as officers:  Joe Colunga, Rolando Aguilar and Minerva Pena.
     Escobedo is no stranger to controversy.  During the last election the Brownsville Herald exposed his claim to credentials as a doctor as fraudulent.  Even after this exposure, Escobedo continued to print campaign materials, file campaign reports and publish a website, all of which referred to him as "Dr. Escobedo".  Escobedo maintained that he received a medical doctor degree from Universidad del Noreste in Tampico, but the school denies that.