McAllen legal professional pleads guilty to assisting drug traffickers

A McAllen attorney accused of giving federal courtroom documents for a drug trafficking group pleaded guilty to rates on Monday.

Eric S. Jarvis admitted to aiding drug trafficker Angel Aziel Herrera and his successors in Mexico by unlawfully accessing federal files as a result of the Public Obtain to Court Digital Data (PACER) database, according to a information launch from the U.S. Attorney’s Office environment.

“He aided the drug trafficking business by getting paperwork that provided facts concerning co-conspirators for the duration of the ongoing investigation,” the launch stated, including that Herrera and his successors supplied the problems to their resources of supply in order to continue on getting prescription drugs for importation and distribution into the United States.

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“Jarvis admitted to obtaining the legal problems from PACER on at minimum eight events from July 24, 2017, as a result of May perhaps 2021 and providing them to Herrera and/or his co-conspirators by WhatsApp or hand delivery,” the release said. “He also admitted to accepting drug trafficking proceeds from Mexico as payment from Herrera to depict other co-conspirators functioning for the group in legal matters.”

As component of a plea offer, Herrera agreed to the forfeiture of $8,000 in drug trafficking proceeds he been given as payment for his prison steps.

U.S. District Decide Ricardo H. Hinojosa acknowledged the plea and charged him with racketeering – punishable with up to 5 yrs in prison, in accordance to courtroom information.

Jarvis’ bond was established at $75,000 and his sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 1, courtroom information clearly show.