{"id":127603,"date":"2020-02-20T23:09:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T07:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=127603"},"modified":"2020-02-21T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:09:24","slug":"texas-deputy-fired-over-possible-gambling-related-violations-newspaper-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/texas-deputy-fired-over-possible-gambling-related-violations-newspaper-alleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Deputy Fired Over Possible Gambling-Related Violations, News Report Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Texas sheriff has fired one of his veteran deputies, with one report claiming it was because of an association with illegal gaming. KRGV TV said Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. \u201cEddie\u201d Guerra confirmed Deputy Rodolfo Roel Salinas was dismissed, but declined to provide details.<\/p>\n

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Hidalgo County Texas Sheriff J.E. \u201cEddie\u201d Guerra confirmed a deputy was dismissed by the department. A local newspaper claims it relates to possible illegal gambling. (Image: KGBT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salinas was neither arrested nor charged with a crime, KRGV said. He could not be reached for comment. The department released a vague statement.<\/p>\n

“On \u2026 January 29, 2020 I was informed of an incident involving deputy \u2026 Rodolfo Salinas involving multiple policy violations,\u201d Guerra said in the statement quoted by the TV station.<\/p>\n

Rodolfo was placed on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation \u2026. As a result of that investigation, Salinas was terminated on \u2026 February 12, 2020.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

KRGV reported that one unnamed source alleged Salinas \u201chad links to an illegal gambling operation.\u201d Earlier this month, another TV station, KGBT, reported Guerra denied that Salinas\u2019 initial suspension was related to a game room raid.<\/p>\n

Hidalgo County Records Show Praise for Deputy<\/h2>\n

Salinas began working for the sheriff\u2019s office in 2005, and relatively quickly got assigned to the Patrol Division. Earlier, he worked at prisons in Texas, KRGV reported based on Hidalgo County personnel records.<\/p>\n

Last October, a job performance review by a supervisor said Salinas \u201chas a wealth of knowledge and experience\u2026. I would like to see him venture out to a new assignment, such as investigations, something that could challenge him more,\u201d KRGV reported.<\/p>\n

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The station\u2019s reporter asked for additional details, but Guerra refused, citing a policy of not commenting on personnel matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe will continue to investigate any and all allegations of employee misconduct, and I will take the necessary and appropriate actions to maintain accountability and transparency to \u2026 the citizens we serve,\u201d Guerra was quoted by the station.<\/p>\n

Dallas Officers Convicted for Gambling-Related Violations<\/h2>\n

Law enforcement officers elsewhere in Texas have been investigated for alleged gambling. For instance, the Dallas Morning News<\/em> reported how an ex-Dallas<\/a> police officer and two other officers apparently still employed were convicted of gambling-related charges last month.<\/p>\n

The trio — and perhaps a fourth officer — were allegedly involved in illegal gambling between February 2015 and June 2018 in southeast Oak Cliff, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n

Robert Rogers, a defense attorney connected with the case against two of the officers, told the newspaper, \u201cIt was nothing connected to their job as a police officer\u2026. It was nothing connected to anything greater than that they placed bets on a sporting event, just like millions of people will do this weekend at the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the three officers were arrested in 2018, KDFW reported the officers bet on sporting events. One of the officers \u201cwould place [a] \u2026 wager through a bookie at an illicit gambling operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, the report claimed one of the officers would get a text message identified by \u201cGo Cowboys\u201d in the subject line if police were planning to raid the gambling operation where he was visiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Texas sheriff has fired one of his veteran deputies, with one report claiming it was because of an association with illegal gaming. KRGV TV said Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. \u201cEddie\u201d Guerra confirmed Deputy Rodolfo Roel Salinas was dismissed, but declined to provide details. Salinas was neither arrested nor charged with a crime, KRGV said. 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