Two city employees were arrested in Escobares a week ago after a grand jury indicted them on forgery charges, and one of the defendants believes the investigation has political undertones, a claim the district attorney called “laughable.” Lauro Ramirez, the fire chief in Escobares, and Lynette Montemayor, the city secretary, were indicted Sept. 24 by … Continue reading Escobares officials’ arrests politically motivated, defendant claims