Former Alpine Resident Admits Lying to Agents about Creating Fake Racist Message
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In Alpine today, 26-year-old Devon Portillo admitted to lying to FBI agents during an investigation into the source of a racist text message purportedly sent by Portillo’s election opponent, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division.
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge David B. Fannin, Portillo pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to a federal agent. By pleading guilty, Portillo admitted that in June 2020, he was running for election against another candidate when FBI agents interviewed him about a racist social media text falsely attributed to his opponent. Portillo denied creating the racist text message. He later contacted the FBI and advised that the text was authored by another individual whom he identified to investigators. However, in a subsequent interview with FBI agents, Portillo admitted t
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Devon Portillo charged with making a false statement to a federal official
The former Brewster County Sheriff candidate faces five years in federal prison for lying about spoofing Sheriff Ronny Dodson s phone. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 9:10 AM CST March 6, 2021 Updated: 9:10 AM CST March 6, 2021
MIDLAND, Texas Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson said that in the days leading up to the election for sheriff in 2020, people were calling and accusing him of sending racist text messages.
When in fact, it was actually Devon Portillo who had sent those message by way of spoofing Dodson s phone. When Dodson turned his phone over to the FBI, Portillo initially denied spoofing the phone. However, Portillo eventually confessed to doing so.
Former Brewster Co. sheriff s candidate pleads guilty to lying to FBI about spoofing racist text message from opponent
Portillo initially denied creating the text messages that showed Dodson using a racial slur, but later admitted to it. Author: NewsWest 9 Updated: 11:51 AM CST March 5, 2021
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(Editor s note: The above video is from previous coverage about the spoof text message.)
A former candidate for Brewster County sheriff admitted to the FBI that he had lied about racist text messages during his campaign.
In June 2020, Devon Portillo, 26, was running for sheriff against incumbent Ronnie Dodson.
During the race, a text message that had reportedly come from Dodson began circulating, showing the sheriff using a racist slur.