CARLOS RUBIO GIVEN 32-MONTH SENTENCE

Carlos Manuel Rubio, who was convicted in a case-fixing scheme involving
the Webb County District Attorney's Office in Laredo, was sentenced to 32
months in a federal prison.

Rubio was sentenced for his association in the federal official extortion
case in which four other co-defendants who were also convicted are still
awaiting sentencing.

Rubio was found guilty by a jury in August of conspiracy to violate the
Hobbs Act for his involvement in referring others to Joe Rubio Sr.

Carlos Rubio was also sentenced earlier this year in a federal court in San
Antonio to 18 months for his role in a narcotics conspiracy case arising
from a federal investigation in Texas and Louisiana.

U.S. District Judge George P. Kazen ordered the 32-month sentence to run
concurrently with the 18-month sentence.

"Prosecutors recommended consecutive sentences, but apparently, people who
conducted the pre-sentence investigation felt he was a minor player," Webb
County District Attorney and brother of Carlos, Joe Rubio, said.

Joe Rubio expressed his adversity towards the sentencing of Carlos.

"It is a difficult situation to go through because it is my family," he said.

Joe Rubio maintained high regards with amiable words of respect of court
procedures.

"This is the system that I have lived by because it is my professional
career," he said. "The jury rendered their verdict and I have to respect
that decision. If a guy breaks the law he has to face the consequences."