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Monday, May 13, 2013  The jurors are all in the building and the trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos is underway.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A jury has been chosen for the corruption trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Defense attorneys are firing back amid new allegations against former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  An attorney who is now a sitting judge is among those named in documents filed in an ongoing “cash for court favors” scandal.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A federal judge sentenced a Brownsville attorney to 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in the Abel Limas cash for court favors scandal.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A Gulf cartel boss who once threatened two U.S. agents in Mexico with his assault rifle has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trying to bribe his way to safe release.

Monday, June 18, 2012  A federal jury in has found a Brownsville attorney guilty in all seven counts for his role in the Abel Limas "cash for court favors" scandal.

Monday, June 18, 2012  Jury deliberations in the bribery trial of a South Texas attorney have resumed in Brownsville after two weeks of testimony in a broad federal probe of corruption in the county's justice system.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Former 404th State District Judge Abel Limas started his testimony in the trial of a Brownsville attorney accused in the 'cash for court favors' scandal.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  A second day of testimony is under way in the federal trial in Brownsville where an attorney accused of giving payoffs to former judge Abel Limas in return for favorable treatment.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Opening statements have started in the trial of a Brownsville attorney accused of taking a role in the Abel Limas 'cash for court favors' scandal.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Jury selection is underway for a Brownsville attorney accused in the Abel Limas "cash for court favors" scandal.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  An official with the Attorney General's Office says the request submitted to the National Banking and Securities Commission is part of an investigation into allegations that former Tamaulipas Governor Tomas Yarrington took bribes from cartels.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  A Cameron County District Attorney's Office investigator has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his role in the Abel Limas cash for court favors scandal.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Allegations that former State Representative Jim Solis had another person try to get him clients at a funeral are what first launched the State Bar of Texas to investigate the then Harlingen attorney.