Former Hidalgo Co. commissioner, Weslaco businessman handed stiff sentences in Weslaco bribery scandal

McALLEN — “‘Remember what happened in Weslaco.’ That’s what people will say after today.” Those were the words William J. Gullotta, trial attorney with the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, said as he urged U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez to hand down sentences that would send a message to public officials in the Rio Grande … Continue reading Former Hidalgo Co. commissioner, Weslaco businessman handed stiff sentences in Weslaco bribery scandal