Day: January 20, 2011

    Half Guilty, Half Pregnant Arnulfo C. Olivarez, licensed Harlingen insurance agent, will again face sentencing for his crimes before the Hon. Ricardo Hinojosa in McAllen, Texas next week.

Admitted felon Olivarez has plead guilty to bribing pubic officials  in exchange for lucrative insurance contracts.

A $4,000 Marachi band expense for a public official may lead Olivarez to hard time in federal prison. A $500 set of tires for a Valley school superintendent several years ago netted a three and a half year federal prison sentence. If a $500 bribe equals 3.5 years, what does a $4,000 bribe equal?

Editor’s Note: Type in “Arnulfo Olivarez” in the search box on this site to review earlier postings on Half Guilty, Half Pregnant Olivarez, admitted felon and still licensed Texas insurance agent.

The Brownsville Independent School District is seeking a qualified insurance consultant to assist the district in their $50 million self-funded health care plan.  Deadline for RFQ response is January 28.

To review the RFQ you may go to the Brownsville Independent School District website for a copy of the specifications (under purchasing department).

It will be interesting to see which insurance consulting firms respond. Cameron County and PUB both employ the same consultant from Dallas – he has the track record, experience, and credentials most consultants would envy. A McAllen consulting firm, with several local school districts as clients, may apply – this firm specializes in assisting Texas political subdivisions. Several other reputable consulting firms in San Antonio may apply as well, having experienced work in the Valley in the past, dealing with upper Valley school districts including Mission and Edinburg ISD. Then there are the large brokerage firms in Houston and Dallas – will they throw their hat in the ring?