Texas customs broker sentenced to prison in US for role in Scoular bribery scheme
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( July 20, 2026, 21:15 GMT | Insight) -- Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to bribing Mexican officials on behalf of an agricultural firm seeking to move trains of goods across the US-Mexico border. Much of the court docket in Alvelais’ case has been sealed, though a US judge on Monday also unsealed a criminal information document and his plea agreement.Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to bribing Mexican officials on behalf of an agricultural firm seeking to move trains of goods across the US-Mexico border....
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