Jeremy Roebuck
From 2009: Flawed system deports man to Mexico
REYNOSA — It wasn’t until the third grade that Robin Whiteley realized something separated him from the rest of his family. Classmates at his East Texas elementary school began taunting him about his brown skin — several shades darker than…
ICE urges field offices to drop some deportation cases
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put thousands of pending deportation cases up for review in hopes of terminating those against some immigrants without felony records, according to an internal memo sent out earlier this month.
The process…
Edcouch chief remains in limbo after mistrial
EDINBURG — A state district judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case against Edcouch and La Villa Police Chief Eloy Cardenas.
After more than six hours of deliberation, the jury deadlocked 6-to-6 on whether the chief committed a crime when he…
Three Texas Syndicate members convicted, face mandatory life sentences
McALLEN – Defense attorneys for three Texas Syndicate members convicted on racketeering charges vowed Saturday to appeal their clients’ cases to the highest court if necessary.
“I see this going to the Supreme Court,” said Oscar Alvarez,…
Gang members await jury decision
McALLEN – In the shadowy, internal justice system of the Texas Syndicate, only one punishment exists for breaking gang rules:
Death.
But three of the group’s members waited late into the night Friday to see if a U.S. court would be more merciful….
Jury clears Alamo man in 2008 fatal robbery
EDINBURG — An Alamo man was acquitted late Wednesday night of his alleged role in the 2008 slaying of a San Juan propane salesman.
After seven hours of deliberation, the Hidalgo County jury found David Salinas, 20, not guilty of capital murder…
Slain federal informant’s death prompted by underworld controversy, witnesses testify
McALLEN – Marcelino Rodriguez Torres’ life as a top leader in the Texas Syndicate played out like a scene from the movie “Scarface.”
But the way his 2007 death unfolded resembled nothing less than Shakespearean drama.
Throughout the first…
Witnesses: 2003 Texas Syndicate hit a botched job
McALLEN – Juan Pablo Hinojosa knew full well the consequences for botching a Texas Syndicate-ordered job.
In 2003, the gang killed one of its own because the man refused to take part in a planned hit.
Two months later, Hinojosa himself allegedly…
For one Texas Syndicate defendant, RICO case brings second go-round for same crime
McALLEN — Federal prosecutors presented autopsy photos and ballistic evidence Thursday in hopes of linking a Texas Syndicate member slain in 2003 to the man they say killed him.
But for Jose Armando “Mandio” Garcia — the 35-year-old fellow…