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Monday, May 13, 2013  A jury of seven men and seven women will decide Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos' fate.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Testimonies for the for the trial of former district Armando Villalobos have been followed step-by-step on social media.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Jurors in the racketeering trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos heard a series of profanity-laden telephone calls in English and Spanish.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A man at the center of the Cameron County 'cash for court favors' scandal took the stand against former district attorney Armando Villalobos.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys painted two very different pictures of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

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.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Starr County jailer is off the job and facing criminal charges after being accused of supplying illegal drugs and tobacco to inmates in his care.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  A total of 5, 8-liner establishments now closed. Cameron County, state and federal law enforcement agencies worked day and night to crack down on illegal 8-liner establishments

Friday, April 05, 2013  A Harlingen attorney convicted in the Abel Limas “cash for court favors” scandal has been released from federal prison almost a month early.

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.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Thirteen jailers, including one from the Rio Grande Valley, are facing criminal charges after being accused of taking bribes to smuggle cell phones and drugs to inmates at a state prison in Beeville.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The IRS is now going after a former attorney jailed for his role in the Abel Limas cash for court favors scandal.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A former guard at a South Texas detention center that houses federal detainees for U.S. marshals has been sentenced to one year in prison for smuggling a cellphone into the facility.