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'''Agustin I. Dovalina, III''' (born September 19, 1955),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/agustin-dovalina/adovalin22662fx|title=Agustin Dovalina|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 14, 2017}}</ref> is a former chief of police in [[Laredo]], a border city with [[Mexico]] and the seat of Webb County in south [[Texas]], who served from 1996 until October 22, 2007, amid the revelation of corrupt practices in his department. Four days after his sudden retirement,  Dovalina pleaded guilty in [[U.S. District Court]] to [[extortion]] and the acceptance of $13,000 in [[bribe]]s from the owner of a [[gambling]] establishment.<ref name=chiefguilty>"Chief guilty of taking bribes," ''Laredo Morning Times,'' October 26, 2007, p. 1.</ref>

'''Agustin I. Dovalina, III''' (born September 19, 1955),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/agustin-dovalina/adovalin22662fx|title=Agustin Dovalina|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 14, 2017}}</ref> is a former chief of police in [[Laredo]], a border city with [[Mexico]] and the seat of Webb County in south [[Texas]], who served from 1996 until October 22, 2007, amid the revelation of corrupt practices in his department. Four days after his sudden retirement,  Dovalina pleaded guilty in [[U.S. District Court]] to [[extortion]] and the acceptance of $13,000 in [[bribe]]s from the owner of a [[gambling]] establishment.<ref name=chiefguilty>"Chief guilty of taking bribes," ''Laredo Morning Times,'' October 26, 2007, p. 1.</ref>

   

   

Dovalina conspired with retired Sergeant Alfonso Santos and former Lieutenant Eloy Rodriguez to extort more than $90,000 from the operators of illegal eight-liner gambling businesses in exchange for protection from police raids.<ref name=chiefguilty/> Octavio Salinas, II, the [[attorney]] for Dovalina, blamed the crime on a "financial crisis" which prompted the former chief "into a moment where he lacked judgment." Dovalina actually had a family income approaching $200,000 annually, very large by most standards in Laredo.  

Dovalina conspired with retired Sergeant Alfonso Santos and former Lieutenant Eloy Rodriguez to extort more than $90,000 from the operators of illegal eight-liner gambling businesses in exchange for protection from police raids.<ref name=chiefguilty/> Octavio Salinas, II, the [[attorney]] for Dovalina, blamed the crime on a "financial crisis" which prompted the former chief "into a moment where he lacked judgment." Dovalina actually had a family income approaching $200,000 annually, very large by most standards in Laredo.  

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