Another Republican Gone

When Bonilla took charge in 1999 of an independent political fund called American Dream PAC, he made clear that its mission was to "give significant, direct financial assistance to first-rate minority GOP candidates". However, between 1999 and the end of 2003, only $48,750 (or 8.9 percent) of the $547,000 the PAC has received, has gone to minority office-seekers, while more than $100,000 has been routed to Republican Party organizations or causes.

Bonilla defends his PAC's record of assisting minority candidates, saying, "We did the best we could." In all, 27 minority office-seekers, predominantly Hispanic-American, received money, mostly small donations. But Bonilla said it was sometimes difficult to find "good, solid minority candidates to expend the funds on".

In July 2003, the PAC's treasurer pleaded guilty to embezzling $119,021 between 1999 and 2003 and was sentenced to 15 months in prison. The thefts were not discovered until almost four years after they began. "It was a black mark on my judgment", Bonilla said in a 2004 interview.

On June 29, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Bonilla's district was unconstitutional, while upholding most of the 2003 remap. The Court declared that the Texas Legislature violated the rights of Latino voters when it cut most of Laredo out of the 23rd. Due to the size of the 23rd, the ruling effectively forced the redrawing of nearly every district from El Paso to San Antonio. Precedent dictated that a new map had to be issued before the November elections.
Federal Elections Commission records show Bonilla paid the Los Angeles-based law firm Latham & Watkins $100,000 in 2006, from his campaign funds, to argue that the district boundaries were constitutional. In February, the firm filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in support of the redistricting plan.

Well, henry got his comeuppances then, didn't he. Rodriguez is a story too, he was tied to a former official by the name of Bustamante here in SA, Bustamante is in prison, or was, he might be out by now, for embezzelling & other financial misjudgements.
Just goes to prove once again, they're all crooks.