Tag: Crime
Valley couple who smuggled exotic animals sentenced to prison, probation
A Rio Grande Valley couple who were arrested late last year for smuggling exotic animals have been sentenced, court records show.
San Juan man says he felt ‘alive’ choking dog to death
A 21-year-old San Juan man told police he felt “alive” when he choked his neighbor’s pug to death after stealing it from her residence on April 13, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Former IES finance director pleads guilty to embezzlement conspiracy
Despite receiving warnings from an auditor with the Office of Inspector General, the chief executive officer of International Educational Services Inc., or IES, advised his financial director “not to adjust the salaries to the cap limit” as they were told, according to a plea agreement between federal prosecutors and IES’ finance director.
Man arrested at Rio Grande City port with over 300 pounds of meth
A man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 100 packages of methamphetamine concealed within his vehicle at the Rio Grande City port of entry, according to a criminal complaint.
Traffic stop yields over 240 pounds of marijuana in Rio Grande City
A Mexican citizen was arrested Monday after a Starr County sheriff’s deputy found multiple large bundles of marijuana inside the man’s green Ford Explorer, according to a criminal complaint.
Suspect in IES fraud case scheduled for re-arraignment
The former finance director for International Educational Services, or IES, is scheduled for a re-arraignment hearing on Tuesday morning in Brownsville federal court.
Edinburg man charged with child porn; files included infants
An Edinburg man was arrested Thursday following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations that discovered the man to be in possession of over 120 images and 550 videos of child pornography, according to a criminal complaint.
Edinburg man dies in major crash; driver sought
The Texas Department of Public Safety is looking for a man involved in a major three-vehicle crash in Edinburg that killed a 49-year-old man Saturday evening.
Cameron County DA’s office investigating McAllen priest accused of sexual misconduct
The Cameron County District Attorney's Office has opened an investigation into a McAllen priest who resigned after the Diocese of Brownsville on April 3 issued a statement that it had received an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor against the priest.
San Juan woman sentenced for trying to smuggle 39 guns into Mexico
A 33-year-old San Juan woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for trying to smuggle 39 guns and 38 ammunition magazines into Mexico.
