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Thursday, May 16, 2013  An Hidalgo county woman is arrested for transporting illegals in the United States.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  A woman was arraigned on two counts of fraud Thursday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A woman who had her purse stolen followed the thieves until police were able to arrest them.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A Cameron County woman is facing criminal charges after being arrested for a series of suspicious prescriptions over the past few months.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  A Laureles woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of a scheme where she visited several doctors to get prescriptions for the same pain killer.

Monday, March 11, 2013  District 40 State Rep. Terry Canales is calling out Fox News host Bill O'Reilly after making what Canales calls ignorant claims about the people of South Texas.

Friday, March 01, 2013  A 26-year-old woman was arrested for credit card abuse in McAllen

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A former employee at a Harlingen call center is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing bank account information from callers.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Two former South Texas Vo-Tech employees are expected to face a federal judge after being accused of lying on financial aid forms to get prospective students more money.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Should there be a limit on how much tax payers dollars can be given to someone on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Should there be a limit on how much taxpayer dollars can be given to the someone on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program?

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Redbox is a vending machine for movie and video game rentals. The user makes a selection then swipes a credit or debit card. That's where things went terribly wrong for a Brownsville police officer.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is trumpeting legislation that he says will improve health care for the poor and disabled while fighting fraud.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Weslaco police told Action 4 News the men are walking into Stripes stores to activate pre-paid Visa cards for several hundred dollars, and leaving without paying the amount

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  A federal judge has sentenced a McAllen brother and sister to prison time for their roles in a Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent orders for power scooters.