A 46-year-old businessman pleaded guilty to defrauding a pandemic-era loan program. Edgar De La Garza co-owned a real estate company called River Valley Investment Group. The company had requested a loan to cover payroll costs during the pandemic.
De La Garza worked with another individual to carry out the fraud. He is from Brownsville.
Further details about the case are available from the source, including the specifics of the fraud and the guilty plea entered by De La Garza.
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