La Joya ISD trustee resigns from board amid indictment
LA JOYA — School board trustee Juan Jose “J.J.” Garza resigned from his position on the board last week, stating he had too much on his plate with an indictment filed against him in September.
Garza was indicted on wire fraud charges in connection with a bid-rigging scheme that dates back nearly three years.
He said resigning from the board would help alleviate some of the pressure from his responsibilities.
“Why carry more pressure with you if you have to take care of this problem,” he said.
According to the indictment, Garza submitted fake bids for projects under a company called Crane Construction and a person named Carlos Orillana, as well as bids for Jimenez Construction. Each time Jimenez Construction was awarded the bid, Armando Jimenez submitted invoices for work conducted by Garza and his subcontractors, the indictment states.
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