Tag: Lyford

McALLEN — Approximately one hour after she had taken the stand in her own defense late Tuesday afternoon, Dominga “Penny” Ledesma’s defense attorneys sought the court’s permission for a brief recess in order to confer privately with federal prosecutors.

McALLEN — The trial against Dominga “Penny” Ledesma, a Raymondville woman accused of participating in a $21 million 8-liner racket, got underway in federal court here Monday.

The owner of a Lyford game room has notified federal court officials of his intent to plead guilty for raking in millions while operating an illegal gambling operation.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in January in the bribery and extortion trial of a Lyford man accused of offering to fix a transportation report for a company if the company paid him $3,500.

SEBASTIAN — Along this tiny farm town’s narrow streets, cars pull into dusty parking lots, neon flashing against stark windowless buildings.

They weren’t cashing out toilet paper at the El Toro Game Room in Lyford.

RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County’s schools are ranking toward the top of the Rio Grande Valley’s districts amid one of the most challenging periods in education.

McALLEN — Coach Tony Trejo, a name synonymous with Rio Grande Valley track and field, died Monday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 67 years old.

SEBASTIAN — Willacy County sheriff’s deputies today arrested three family members in connection with the January 2021 death of a 13-year-old boy, Sheriff Joe Salazar said.

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