Investigators allege the scheme targeted elderly and mail-in voters, with ballots collected in violation of Texas election law.
Fifteen people, including public officials, have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as one of South Texas’s largest vote-harvesting cases.
A Frio County grand jury on May 1, 2025, charged six individuals following a two-year investigation led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office. Those indicted include County Judge Rochelle Camacho, accused of three counts of vote harvesting; former Elections Administrator Carlos Segura; Pearsall City Council members Ramiro Trevino and Racheal Garza; Pearsall ISD Trustee Adriann Ramirez; and alleged ballot harvester Rosa Rodriguez.
Investigators allege the scheme targeted elderly and mail-in voters, with ballots collected in violation of Texas election law. On June 30, 2025, a second grand jury indicted nine more, including former Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano and former Bexar County Democrat Party Chair Juan Manuel Medina.
Authorities say the network operated across Frio and surrounding counties, sometimes exchanging cash or electronic payments for ballots. Under Texas law, compensated ballot collection carries up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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