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San Benito mayor surrenders in "Raspagate" scandal
Posted: 10.23.2012 at 11:51 AM
Updated: 10.23.2012 at 2:05 PM
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Mayor Joe Hernandez leaving the Cameron County Jail
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San Benito Mayor Joe Hernandez has surrendered to authorities after being indicted in the ongoing "Raspagate" scandal.

Hernandez appeared with his attorney at the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito on Tuesday morning.

A Cameron County grand jury indicted Hernandez for abuse of official capacity.

Hernandez appeared before a magistrate judge where he was issued a $5,000 dollar cash surety bond.

The San Benito mayor is accused of using his barber shop property to allow a mobile “raspa” or snow cone stand to operate against city ordinances.

Hernandez declined to comment while leaving the jail but told Action 4 News in a previous interview that he denies any wrongdoing.

In that previous interview, Hernandez said he takes his job as an elected official very seriously.

A court date for Hernandez was not immediately available.

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PDF COPY: Mayor Joe Hernandez Indictment
San Benito mayor indicted as "Raspagate" scandal continues
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