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The city of Mercedes has embroiled itself in a bitter legal battle with a man who once served as its chief legal counsel, lobbing multiple allegations against the man in a trio of lawsuits, including attorney malpractice, fraud and breach of contract. The city filed the three suits in recent months against Juan R. Molina, who served as Mercedes’ city attorney for 14 years until his resignation in January 2019. Molina has fired back, calling the litigation “a political witch hunt, and an attempt to burn at the stake (Mercedes’) perceived enemies.” The attorney also claims the suits are an attempt by the city to commit a fraud of its own in relation to two plots of land it sold in 2011 and 2012. However, Molina isn’t the only defendant being sued by the Queen City. Read the full story at themonitor.com.

Edinburg police arrested a trio of suspects they say were driving around in late May while looking for packages to steal. The investigation began after a man called police on May 27 to report that a package containing an Apple Macbook Pro that was delivered to his house was missing. He reviewed his security footage, which showed a woman exiting a Chevy Spark before taking the package from his front door, according to a probable cause affidavit. Read the full story at themonitor.com.

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