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ECTOR COUNTY -- A two-month-long investigation has helped local investigators with the Ector County Sheriff's Office and the area Oilfield Theft Task Force make seven arrests in connection with the recent theft of $900,000 worth of copper wire and damages. Authorities said they were able to obtain some of the wire stolen but not all of it. The FBI said the group was stealing the wiring from different storage yards and reselling it to reclamation yards where it would be recycled and they would be paid by the pound. Matt Espenshade with the FBI said that is the only value the stolen wire really has; copper wire is part of larger equipment used to run power to larger pieces out on oilfields. While this isn't the largest case with the most arrests made by the task force, it is one of the bigger ones with a significant amount of wire that was stolen. The task force has been in existence for the past 18 months and consists of one deputy from each county involved -- Midland, Ector and Andrews -- as well as agents with the FBI. It's the only one of its kind in the nation and has been successful, according to authorities, in combating the ongoing theft cases and well as making the flow of information between all the involved agencies "seamless."
Those arrested include:
- Michelle Boguszewicz, 30
- Johnny Boguszewicz, 37
- Tony Boguszewicz, 42
- David Finnegan, 25
- Aaron Brant, 36
- Brantten Rhodes, 20
- Ruben Lara, 19
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