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Federal judge: Truancy cases mishandled
Hidalgo County justice of the peace courts violated two students’ constitutional rights when sentencing them to jail to pay off fines accrued for missing class and other minor offenses, a federal court ruled this week.
The courts violated the…
October trial set after alleged plot to kill Saudi ambassador
NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday scheduled an October trial for a man charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, saying it would be unfair to everyone involved to let the case drag out.
“I want to get this case…
Federal judge throws the book at Edinburg man in health care fraud case
The owner of a local medical equipment business has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in connection with a health care fraud and identity theft scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District…
Las Milpas father, son arrested in cash smuggling scheme
A Las Milpas father and son are expected to face a federal judge after being arrested in a scheme to smuggle thousands of dollars in cash into Mexico.
Dueling with words: Students compete in mock trials
EDINBURG — Sitting on the bench, Judge Dori Contreras heard the arguments presented by both the plaintiff and the defendants.
Both sides fought a close battle over a civil lawsuit involving the death of a bovine animal. With great confidence and…
Weslaco drive-by shooting suspect arrested
WESLACO — Police arrested a man accused of opening fire at a home earlier this week.
A judge charged Adrian Caballero, 30, with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, and deadly conduct, a third-degree felony, Friday, according to a news…
Valley maps could change again
McALLEN — A U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating a court-drawn redistricting plan leaves the Rio Grande Valley’s ambition for more political representation teetering between two vastly different maps.
The Supreme Court ordered a three judge…
Judge says Knapp must reveal financial information
EDINBURG—Knapp Medical Center will have to give up financial statements and employee compensation to doctors, according to a court ruling this week that the hospital plans to appeal.
Attorney Jeffrey Grass, representing a group of unnamed Knapp…
Brownsville man arrested in cross-border stem cells scheme
A federal judge has unsealed records filed against a Brownsville man accused in a cross-border stem cell scheme where he falsely represented himself as a doctor.
Federal judge rules ‘El Wicho’ interviews can be used in court
A South Texas federal judge has ruled that evidence gathered in interviews with a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf cartel’s Matamoros operations weren’t coerced and will be admissible in court.