Rubee Sandoval proved a confidential informant working for BCSO planted drugs in her home and others. Sandoval's unmasking of the corrupt informant led to the overturning of at least 4 convictions and the dismissal of her case. Since the botched drug raid on her home, Sandoval said she lost the home, her vehicle and her job. She's now suing the county, Sheriff Salazar, his narcotics deputies, and the confidential informant.
Prosecutors: Police informant planted evidence, wrongly sent people to prison
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Bexar County District Attorney Joe GonzalesCourtesy photo
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales’ office is helping exonerate three people wrongly convicted of drug charges based on evidence that was planted by a police informant, he announced Wednesday.
Two of them, John Gabriel Cape and Louie Garcia, went to prison, while Cape’s girlfriend, Rexina Linan-Juarez, died before it was revealed that the evidence relied on to pressure them into accepting plea deals was tainted.
Prosecutors did not identify the informant. Also, they declined to say whether he is being punished for planting the evidence or making false statements not only in the cases of these three, but also in the case of an unrelated defendant whose drug charges were dismissed. When pressed by reporters about potential punishment, Gonzalez said an ongoing investigation prevented him from discussing it.