From The Brownsville Herald:

State Rep. and dentist Tara R. Rios Ybarra, along with two other Rio Grande Valley dentists, has been indicted for her involvement in a health care fraud kickback scheme.

Rios Ybarra of South Padre Island, Diana Wo Paparelli, 57, and Colbert J. Glenn, 49, of McAllen were indicted for allegedly illegally referring Medicaid beneficiaries to Gary Morgan Schwarz, also a dentist, in exchange for remuneration, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott announced today.

Rios Ybarra appeared this morning before U.S. Magistrate Felix Recio who ordered she be released on a $100,000 bond.

Texas Watchdog has the most recent ethics forms filed by state elected officials. Cleck here for Rep. Ybarra's ethics form. Check out her profile on Ballotpedia here.

See all the forms filed so far by Texas elected officials here.

Trent Seibert can be reached at trent@texaswatchdog.org or 832-316-4994.

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