City of El Paso Ethics Review Commission to review complaint against former city rep Claudia Rodriguez
Published: Thu, 09/21/23
City of El Paso Ethics Review Commission to review complaint against former city rep Claudia Rodriguez
El Paso City representative Claudia Rodriguez (credit: City of El Paso)
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by Erika Esquivel
Wed, September 20th 2023, 3:34 PM GMT-7
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Officials with the city confirmed that the City of El Paso Ethics Review Commission will look into the complaint filed against former city representative Claudia Rodriguez.
Below is a copy of the complaint:
Complaint Received 08-28-23 R by Erika Esquivel on Scribd
A complaint was filed against her on August 28 for her misuse of tax-funded gas cards while she was in office.An internal review found she along with city representative Cassandra Hernandez both spent thousands of dollars in gas compared to their colleagues.
Rodriguez released a statement against the complaint saying;
"While I respect the rights of Mr. Laign to file such a complaint. I plan to vigorously defend myself, my reputation and the actions I took while in office."
Read her full press release below:
Press Release by Erika Esquivel on Scribd
Some of the findings revealed transactions made while a city representative was out of town and in other instances, the gas card being used outside of El Paso.The findings included fuel card usage for former city representative, Rodriguez, who represented District 6.
Rodriguez is accused of making 86 transactions on the city's gas card totaling $5,293.
Rodriguez was out of office in December.