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Sat May 19, 2018, 01:35 PM May 2018

Several Travis County tax assessor's office employees arrested in fraud investigation, DPS says

AUSTIN -- Texas Department of Public Safety officials served warrants at the Travis County Tax Assessor Collector’s office on Friday and arrested several employees, according to Tax Assessor Collector Bruce Elfant.

The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into fraudulent activities, DPS officials said. It is unknown how many people were arrested and what the charges are.

People were arrested at the main tax office and all four satellite offices.

All tax assessor collector satellite offices will be closed until further notice, but the main tax office will remain open, Elfant said.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/local/breaking-dps-arrests-several-employees-with-travis-county-tax-assessor-collector/JF5mX8Wkh6kUS7oqjqObOO/

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