Omicron fuels delay concerns in Weslaco bribery case

A surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant has federal prosecutors concerned over the ability to safely hold a trial against three co-defendants in the Weslaco bribery case next month. The bribery and wire fraud case against the three men — former Precinct 1 Hidalgo County Commissioner Arturo “A.C.” Cuellar, Weslaco businessman Ricardo Quintanilla and Daniel … Continue reading Omicron fuels delay concerns in Weslaco bribery case