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Ex-DEA Task Force Officer in Texas Pleads Guilty to Lying
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA task force officer, who worked for the McAllen, Tex. police department, has pleaded guilty to providing false statements in connection with a federal conspiracy case. On Thursday, Ricardo Ruiz Jr. agreed to plead guilty to one count of giving false statements to federal agents, in exchange government prosecutors…