{"id":358300,"date":"2026-07-02T07:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/358300\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:13:24","slug":"report-owner-of-san-antonios-commonwealth-coffeehouse-facing-federal-fraud-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/358300\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Owner of San Antonio’s CommonWealth Coffeehouse facing federal fraud charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CommonWealth Coffeehouse operates this Hemisfair location along with four others in San Antonio. Credit: Instagram \/ commonwealth_coffeehouse<\/p>\n

The San Antonio businessman behind the CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bistro chain is facing federal criminal charges over a North Texas real-estate deal, the San Antonio Business Journal reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office indicted Jorge Herrero, who owns both CommonWealth and the Soccer Central sports facility, on one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, the publication reports, citing recently unsealed court documents. <\/p>\n

Both Herrero and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office declined comment for the Business Journal\u2019s story. <\/p>\n

The federal indictment alleges an unnamed business entity loaned Herrero $2.12 million to finance his purchase of an office building in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie based on his false claim that the Texas Facilities Commission had renewed its lease in the building.<\/p>\n

The lender later learned while visiting the property that the state agency didn\u2019t occupy the building, according to federal documents cited by the Business Journal. In November 2024, the lender foreclosed on the property at a loss of more than $1 million after Herrero failed to pay back the loan, according to the allegations. <\/p>\n

Herrero has faced multiple lawsuits accusing him of engaging in fraudulent real estate deals, according to the Business Journal\u2019s reporting. <\/p>\n

CommonWealth sold its flagship Broadway store in a foreclosure sale two months ago. However, the company\u2019s website and Google show another five locations from the chain as still in operation. <\/p>\n

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