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FIFTEEN Democrats, Including Several Officials, a Local Judge, a Former Rep. Candidate and Two Former Mayors, Indicted in Frio County Texas Vote Harvesting Scandal
Nine more officials were arrested in connection with a voter harvesting scandal in Frio County Texas bringing the total number of indicted officials to 15.
The latest indictments included Manuel Medina, the Texas State Tejano Democrats Chair. Manuel was recorded discussing a scheme to collect votes for Castellano with the Frio County operator.
Former Dilley Mayor Mary Ann Obregon was also indicted on two counts of vote harvesting.
Former Pearsall Mayor Petra Davina Trevino was indicted on one count of vote harvesting.
In August 2024, Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Investigation Division executed multiple search warrants in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties as part of a multi-year election integrity investigation into credible allegations of vote harvesting. On May 1, 2025, Frio County District Attorney Audrey Louis and the Election Integrity Unit of the Office of the Attorney General presented a criminal vote harvesting case to a grand jury in Frio County. The grand jury returned true bills for the following indictments:
Frio County Judge, Rochelle Camacho: 3 counts of Vote Harvesting
Former Frio County Elections Administrator, Carlos Segura: 1 count of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
Pearsall City Council, Ramiro Trevino: 1 count of Vote Harvesting
Pearsall City Council, Racheal Garza: 1 count of Vote Harvesting
Pearsall ISD Trustee, Adriann Ramirez: 3 counts of Vote Harvesting
Alleged Frio County Vote Harvester, Rosa Rodriguez: 2 counts of Vote Harvesting
Each suspect was arrested on May 2, 2025, with the exception of Rochelle Camacho, who was processed at a later date.
This past week, nine more officials and individuals were indicted in the Frio County ballot harvesting scheme, including a former candidate for the Texas House and two former mayors!
KSAT reported:
81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis confirmed the following people were indicted on Monday in connection with the investigation:
Former Bexar County Democratic Party Chair and former San Antonio mayoral candidate Juan Manuel Medina on two counts of vote harvesting
Former Pearsall Mayor Petra Davina Trevino on one count of vote harvesting
Former Dilley council member Inelda Rodriguez on three counts of vote harvesting
Former Dilley Mayor Mary Ann Obregon on two counts of vote harvesting
Rachel Leal on one count of vote harvesting
Former Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano on two counts of vote harvesting
Susanna Flores Carrizales on one count of vote harvesting
Precinct 3 Frio County Commissioner Raul Carrizales III on one count of vote harvesting
Pearsall ISD Board Secretary Maricela Garcia Benavides on one count of vote harvesting
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