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Texas sheriff under investigation for routinely seizing cash from undocumented immigrants

Search warrants show that Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson is under scrutiny by state investigators, accused of illegally confiscating cash and a pickup truck from immigrants stopped by his deputies.

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
Posted 1/10/22

A rural sheriff near the Texas border is under criminal investigation for allegedly having his deputies illegally seize money and a truck from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops. Last …

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