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Mark Aguirre and election fraud conspiracy
The WYP panel discusses the ex-local cop who claimed to have uncovered massive election fraud, now facing potential prison time for armed assault,
HOUSTON - Former HPD captain charged with holding a repairman at gunpoint
Instead of blowing the top off a gargantuan scheme to fix the November election, former Houston Police Captain Mark Aguirre finds himself in very big trouble.
The 63-year-old private investigator is charged with aggravated assault after ramming a delivery van he believed was loaded with fraudulent ballots, and then threatening the driver at gunpoint.
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According to prosecutors, the only thing stashed in the van was a collection of air-conditioning parts and no wayward ballots.
If the incident leads to a conviction the crime will have been funded by Aguirre's client, controversial conservative activist Dr. Steven Hotze.
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