Hidalgo businessman admits to filing fraudulent customs paperwork

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A businessman who submitted fraudulent customs paperwork to avoid taxes and tariffs pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Mauro Esteban Garza Torres, who owns GMT Machinery in Hidalgo, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Juan F. Alanis on Wednesday afternoon. “Guilty,” Garza said. Garza grew up in Mexico, according to a report prepared by [...]