A federal grand jury has indicted a kitchen supervisor at the Rio Grande Detention Center in Laredo, Texas, for making a false statement and providing contraband in prison to an inmate, announced
, 51-year-old Oralia Aparicio was employed by GEO Group Inc. as a kitchen supervisor, where she was responsible for enforcing rules and keeping order at the facility, including supervising the inmates and other staff, and other duties as assigned.
Accused of using the fictitious name of"Elsa Escobar," Aparicio contributed money and placed orders on the commissary account of G.C.G. During her first court appearance on Friday, Aparicio told officials she was in the process of hiring her own attorney, according to court records. Her bond was set at $50,000 and her arraignment is scheduled for Friday, July 12 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam S. Sheldon.
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