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Thursday, April 25, 2013  A man whose father killed two people at a Delaware courthouse before taking his own life has been transferred from a state prison to begin serving a six-month federal sentence.

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, 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.

Friday, August 31, 2012  An ex-Corpus Christi police officer has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for having an improper online and sexual relationship with a girl.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A McAllen man was placed in federal prison after authorities discovered he was using his cell phone and the Internet to promote his prostitution business in the Midland/Odessa area.

Monday, March 12, 2012  A man once considered to be the 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking case in Brownsville.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Two men arrested last fall with the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel have been sentenced to time served for giving false statements to federal agents.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A Mission man will spend seven years and seven months in federal prison and must pay a child pornography victim more than $926,000 dollars in restitution.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  A man who escaped from an federal prison camp near El Paso more than 25 years ago is now behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  A federal judge sentenced a Port Isabel man to 8 years and 1 month in prison for his role in a local child porn case.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Three members of the Texas Syndicate prison gang will now spend the rest of their lives in federal prison.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  A federal judge sentenced a former Hidalgo County jailer to five years and three months in prison in a child pornography case.

Friday, August 20, 2010  Ex-Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner Sylvia Handy sits in a federal prison cell following her conviction.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  There is controversy surrounding Sylvia Handy's former Precinct One County Commissioner seat.

Thursday, August 05, 2010  More than two years after being found guilty in a Medicaid fraud case, former Hidalgo County Commissioner Guadalupe Garces Jr. and his wife are headed to federal prison.