Tag: conviction

Rio Hondo man gets 50 years for murder

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE – The 13th Court of Appeals affirmed the June 2013 murder conviction and sentence of Rio Hondo resident Eric Christopher Gonzalez, who struck and killed a woman and severely injured her husband in a 2011 motor vehicle collision while Gonzalez was evading Harlingen police. According to a …

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Solis gets 47 months for extortion scheme

Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Former Texas representative Jose Santiago “Jim” Solis has been ordered to prison following his conviction of aiding and abetting the extortion by former state district judge Abel Corral Limas, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Friday. Solis pleaded guilty April 29, 2011. Want the whole story? Pick up a …

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UNRESOLVED: Internal probe not planned in ex-trustee’s allegations

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials confirmed Friday that there are no immediate plans to conduct an internal investigation into allegations made by ex-board member and attorney Oscar de la Fuente Jr. in the federal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney and 2012 Congressional candidate Armando R. Villalobos. Interim Superintendent …

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