FBI Investigation
Judge Cobos was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for involvement in public corruption charges involving several high-profile citizens and organizations in El Paso. His office, along with the offices of two County Commissioners (Miguel Teran and Luis Sarinana) and the homes of Commissioner Teran and a member of the board of managers of R.E. Thomason Hospital (Arturo Duran), was searched by the FBI for evidence of crimes involving public corruption. Judge Cobos has denied any wrongdoing. Seven others, all part of the same investigation, have plead guilty to various charges.
Cobos was arrested by the FBI on December 16, 2011 and charged with mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and deprivation of honest services. On December 21, 2011 Cobos was released on $50,000 bond; his bond was not set on December 16 because he refused to answer pretrial questions. On January 20, 2012 several charges were dropped, with the charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and deprivation of honest services remaining.
Federal court documents filed in August 2012, as part of the trial of Cirilo Madrid, indicate that Madrid bribes Cobos in December 2006 with envelopes of cash in order to receive Cobos' support for Madrid's company receiving a county contract to help mentally ill children.
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