Investigation into Chente Quintanilla

and may even prosecute him. abc-7’s maria garcia has new details you’ll see only on abc-7: 00-13 59-1:03 1:20 i filed an open records request with the attorney general’s office asking for any documents related to an investigation into quintanilla. and i received this letter saying releasing the documents to me would interfere with the case and the prosecution of a crime. 02:26 you can expect to see me continue what i’ve been doing. helping individuals, helping people in the community. that was former state rep chente quintanilla on election night – when incumbent mary gonzalez handedly defeated him – shooting down his efforts to get his old seat back. 02:35 stay involved in the community like i always do. but now the attorney general is investigating if quintanilla got too involved in the voting process. after this former justice of the peace in 2014 filed a complaint accusing quintanilla of signing up seniors for absentee ballots and unlawfully picking up the ballots at their homes. possibly even tampering with them. 06:45 i never thought this would happen here in the u.s. that you can manipulate the elections. a letter to me from the attorney general’s office says the information i requested quote: “relates t an open and pending criminal investigation being conducted by the oag’s criminal prosecutions division … release of this information would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime.” quintanilla did not return my phone call. mg. abc-7. yisd will soon become a “nike district.” yisd