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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.

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.

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, February 22, 2013  Attorney Marc Rosenthal has taken the stand in his own defense during his racketeering trial in Corpus Christi.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Kingsville woman is behind bars and facing federal charges after being accused of embezzling more than $30,000 dollars from a credit union.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A former judge has taken the stand to testify against a high-profile attorney accused in Cameron County's cash for court favors scandal.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A federal judge has revoked the bond for a high-profile attorney on trial for his alleged role in the Abel Limas "cash for court favors" scandal.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Former Texas State Rep. Jim Solis has taken the stand and is testifying against Marc Rosenthal, an attorney accused in the Abel Limas "cash for court favors" scandal.

Sunday, July 01, 2012  A wide-ranging federal investigation into judicial corruption in South Texas has swept up a dozen people in a web of bribes, but one crooked incident in particular stands out for its result: a convicted killer went free.

Monday, March 23, 2009  The federal government is seeking more than $4 million in penalties against the Union Pacific Railroad Company for allegedly failing to prevent its railcars from being used by drug smugglers.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008  A federal grand jury has indicted Starr County Sheriff Rey Guerra in a drug case.