(Newswire.net — October 22, 2014) — The group of hackers known as Anonymous posted a video revealing the ugly truth of corruption in a high level among South Texas law enforcement officers. More South Texas officials will be arrested for corruption following Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño’s guilty plea in April to Federal money laundering charges.
The video, which vent viral since it was posted last Friday, suggested that several Hidalgo County officials, ranging from county commissioners and school district officials, are involved in money laundering related to a local Mexican drug cartel.
“It’s your job to voice out the corrupted officials if you wish to still be living in a safe community,” said in the video distorted voice behind a familiar prolonged face. Adopted by Anonymous members, the mask worn in the video is a Guy Fawkes mask, popularized by the alternative comic book hero and 2005 film “V for Vendetta”.
“If you guys don’t voice your opinions and support the activists and candidates that are battling these hideous officials, you will soon see martial law, DPS checkpoints, military movement in effect due to the high level of corruption and insecurity across the whole border.” The Anonymous activist adds.
The San Antonio Expres reported that this is the second time Anonymous has taken aim at cartel-fueled corruption. In 2013, the group claimed that ranches belong to a certain Mexican politicians are used by the Zetas to smuggle drugs into the United States.
They also revealed various social network pages, which are used by Zetas and other cartels to communicate and spread propaganda.
Despite knowing the money was derived from illegal activities, South Texas Sheriff Treviño admitted in April he accepted the money from Weslaco-based drug trafficker Tomas “El Gallo” Gonzalez, who is suspected of running a drug trafficking organization from 2007 to 2013. The organization members called Zetas, moved thousands of kilograms of marijuana and hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the Rio Grande Valley to Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
“Treviño also attempted to conceal the nature, location, source, ownership and control of the money by filing false campaign finance reports.” federal prosecutors said
Former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Commander Jose A. Padilla also pleaded guilty in April to receiving cash from Gonzalez in 2011 and 2012 in exchange for information about ongoing law enforcement activities.