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Friday, May 17, 2013  Today was day five in the racketeering trial of former Cameron County DA Armando Villalobos.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen revealed that the case was moving slow, the jury will have to spend their Saturday in court to make up for lost time.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The testimony given by key witnesses former State District Judge Abel Limas and Attorney Oscar de la Fuente, has been the focal point so far in the federal trial for former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  On day three of the federal case against former District Attorney (DA) Armando Villalobos, attorney Oscar De La Fuente gave damaging testimony.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Former District Judge Abel Limas spent nearly two days testifying in the federal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney (DA) 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.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The much anticipated federal trial of former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos gets underway Monday.

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

Friday, April 12, 2013  A federal judge has declined to suppress a recording of a conversation between a Harlingen reporter and a former Abel Limas that was picked up in a FBI wiretap.

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.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A federal judge has overturned the convictions of a Brownsville attorney whose body was found on the day he was to report to prison in a judicial bribery scandal.

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.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Federal court records shed light into the last week of a Brownsville attorney who took his life by jumping off the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  After a four-week trial, a federal jury handed down their verdict finding Austin attorney Marc Rosenthal guilty on all counts.