Tag: Courts
Immigration attorney admonished at motions hearing
An immigration attorney charged with paying bribes to detention center employees in exchange for detainee rosters at the Port Isabel and El Valle detention...
Hidalgo County assistant district attorney faces federal bribery charges
An assistant district attorney was arrested Monday inside a county courtroom in connection with federal charges, according to Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez.
Cynthia Alanis, a Hidalgo County assistant district attorney, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies inside county Court-at-Law No. 2 on Monday morning.
Read the full story at themonitor.com.
Former Santa Rosa teacher to remain in custody
Former Santa Rosa High School teacher and coach Josue Cepeda appeared in court in Brownsville for a status hearing Thursday following his re-arrest at...
BISD board member appears in court; Atkinson’s trial reset for April 6
BISD Vice President Sylvia Atkinson appeared in court for a motion hearing on Friday. A substantial portion of the proceedings were closed to the...
Audit leads to closure of IES: Migrant shelter under scrutiny of government
International Educational Services closed its doors six months ago after an audit determined that employees profited when IES leased properties they owned and that...
Sheriff’s investigator’s testimony highlights large bank transactions by Patterson
EDINBURG — Much of the weekslong Monica Melissa Patterson trial has thus far focused heavily on the theft and misapplication of a fiduciary charges...