A rural sheriff near the Texas border is under investigation for allegedly illegally seizing money from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops.
Last month, the Texas Rangers and the Texas attorney general’s office conducted search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Real County is northwest of San Antonio, about 100 miles from the US-Mexico border.The warrants, which were first reported on by the Texas Tribune, include details of traffic stops where currency was taken from undocumented immigrants.
Johnson, who’s served as sheriff since 2017, acknowledged the investigation in a December Facebook post, saying: “We really don’t know who or what prompted the investigation by the Ranger Service and Office of Attorney General, but neither I nor my officers have been arrested and we will continue to faithfully serve as your Sheriff’s Office day in and day out.”Immigration has been a politically contentious issue in Texas where Republican Gov.
“Sheriff Nathan Johnson acknowledges the currency seized will be filed under abandoned cash and deposited into the Real County General Fund after a disposition order is obtained,” the warrant says. Johnson said he’ll attempt to identify the registered owners of the car and notify them to claim it within 30 days, after which it’s considered abandoned, according to the warrant.
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