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• Cameron Co. Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes Play Video

  December 16, 2019 7:26 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A 60-year sentence was handed down for a Cameron County man convicted of child sex crimes. Luis Fernando Puente, 27, was found guilty of one count of continuous sexual assault of a child and four counts of possession of child porn. Puente turned himself in to... more »

• Former Hidalgo Co. District Judge Begins 5 Year Sentence Play Video

  November 19, 2019 7:00 PM

  MCALLEN – A former Rio Grande Valley judge turned himself into federal authorities. Rudy Delgado begins to serve his five year prison sentence. The former judge was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice earlier this year. Delgado has been out on bond since his conviction.... more »

• Former Valley Police Sergeant Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Play Video

  July 18, 2019 8:56 AM

  MCALLEN – A former Rio Grande Valley police sergeant was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years probation Thursday morning. The judge issued just about the lowest possible prison time to Geovani Hernandez. Due to the crimes committed and the decisions made, Hernandez was looking at... more »

• Sentencing Pushed Back for Former Police Chief Convicted on Drug Charges Play Video

  May 21, 2019 11:55 AM

  WESLACO – A former Rio Grande Valley police chief convicted on drug charges earlier this year will have to wait longer to find out his prison sentence. In March, a jury convicted Geovanni Hernandez on two drug conspiracy charges. Federal agents arrested him in 2017 during an undercover... more »

• 5 People Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Case

  April 26, 2019 10:06 PM

  MISSION – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit assisted the feds to convict five people in two health care fraud cases. Five people cheated Medicaid and Medicare out of nearly $4.5 million. “By billing Medicare and Medicaid for services never provided, these individuals and their companies... more »

• Starr Co. Convicted Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison Play Video

  April 3, 2019 11:18 PM

  NEAR RIO GRANDE CITY – A convicted killer in Starr County was sentenced to life in prison. Joel Alejandrez was sentenced in the 381 st District Court Wednesday for the death of Uriel Magana in the summer of 2014. According to the District Attorney’s Office the two knew... more »

• Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl Sentenced to 80 Years in Prison Play Video

  March 25, 2019 12:52 PM

  EDINBURG – The man accused of sexually assaulting a girl has been sentenced. Francisco Javier Zamarippa, 38, was charged and convicted of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 10. He will possibly spend the rest of his life in prison, as he was sentenced to 80... more »

• Man Convicted for Nightclub Killing Receives Sentence

  February 7, 2019 4:33 PM

  ALAMO – A man convicted of killing another man at a night club received a 40-year prison sentence. Gabriel Hernandez is one of two men accused in the death of Angel Sanchez. Sanchez died at the Lipzstick night club in 2017. Investigators say the victim and the... more »

• Mother of Border Patrol Agent Killed While Fishing Finds Justice Play Video

  January 16, 2019 5:31 PM

  WESLACO – The mother of a Border Patrol agent killed while fishing with his family found justice in the court room. Marie Vega says she wants more than the 50-year sentence her son’s killer received. “It was a surprise to all of us that he was going to... more »

• Retrial Scheduled in Murder of DEA Agent Play Video

  June 6, 2018 5:50 PM

  WESLACO – A case that shook international relations between Mexico and the U.S. is headed back to the courtroom. The U.S. Attorneys Office in California confirmed to CHANNEL FIVE NEWS a retrial is scheduled in a case involving the murder of DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Camarena was investigating the... more »