The Ramirezes were among nine people — including relatives and friends — who testified on Wednesday that Richard Molina encouraged them to change the address on their voter registration cards so they could vote in the November 2017 mayoral election.
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Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina and his wife Dalia Molina walk into the 92nd state District Court during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina looks over evidence shown on a television screen during his voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Judge Carlos Valdez listens the arguments from the defense and the prosecution at the breach during former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Witness Oralia Leal testifies in the voter fraud trial of former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Richard Molina reacts as he listens to testimony in his voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Attorney Carlos A. Garcia for Richard Molina questions a witness during Molina’s voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Richard Molina listens to his attorneys during a break in his voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Richard Molina smiles as he talks with his attorneys during a break in his voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
Richard Molina looks back during testimony in his voter fraud trial in the 92nd state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected] )
View Monitor photojournalist Delcia Lopez’s full photo gallery from Day 1 of Richard Molina’s trial here:
Photo Gallery: Day 1 of Richard Molina trial
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