CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Three people are facing organized-crime charges after an eight-month investigation into a local wrecker service.
Eloy Castillo, the owner of owner of CC Wrecker Service, his office worker Diana Flores, and "Tejas" Eduardo Cardenas are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity after supposedly towing at least two big rigs, impounding them and filing false paperwork to transfer the title.
Castillo did not respond to 3NEWS' calls.
Corpus Christi Police Department officers charged Castillo with fraudulent transfer of a motor vehicle and tampering with a government record in April, both felony charges.
Then in June, another three charges were filed against him: Two additional counts of fraudulent transfer and tampering, and engaging in organized criminal activity.
Police officials said, because of the investigation, it's taken CC Wrecker Service out of the rotation of towing companies it uses to tow vehicles from situations like accident scenes.
CCPD Public Information Sr. Ofc. Travis Pace said this investigation is about to go into its eighth month; the auto-theft task force continues to look into the matter.
Police were alerted to the alleged crimes after one person complained that a lien had been placed against their tractor-trailer without notice. This quickly snowballed into a larger investigation, with more people coming forward to report similiar stories.
They told investigators that the title was then, supposedly, transferred to Castillo.
"Right now our auto theft task force is still actively investigating allegations made against those individuals with that particular business," Pace said. "Basically it was brought to our attention on March 4th, there were some accusations pertaining to a vehicle which ultimately led to the investigation, which led to an extensive investigation."
None of the three has been indicted.
Police are still investigating the case, and said there may be more victims. If there are, they will be added to the complaint.
Police said anyone who thinks they may have been a victim to call the auto-theft task force.