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• Former La Joya mayor pleads not guilty to wire fraud charges Play Video

  February 13, 2020 7:26 PM

  MCALLEN – Former La Joya Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas pleaded not guilty to federal wire fraud charges on Thursday. Fito Salinas, 81, of La Joya pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud during a hearing Thursday at the federal courthouse in McAllen. ... more »

• Man sentenced for falsifying weapon sales form in McAllen Play Video

  February 7, 2020 9:15 PM

  MCALLEN – According to the feds, lying to obtain guns is a growing problem in the Rio Grande Valley, but it’s worse in two counties in particular. Straw purchasing is when you lie and buy a gun for someone else . Twenty people in the Valley were arrested this... more »

• Former vice chairwoman of La Joya Housing Authority board pleads not guilty Play Video

  January 23, 2020 10:06 PM

  McAllen — The former vice chairwoman of the La Joya Housing Authority board pleaded not guilty Thursday to bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Sylvia Garces Valdez, 39, of La Joya pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning, according to federal court records. Garces Valdez, who served as... more »

• Jurors to Start Deliberations Tuesday in Valley Doctor’s Health Care Fraud Trial

  January 13, 2020 12:04 PM

  UPDATE (7:50 PM): The jury chose a foreperson Monday afternoon and asked permission to start deliberations on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa instructed the jurors to return at 8:30 a.m. ------- MCALLEN – The jury is now deliberating the fate of a Rio Grande Valley doctor,... more »

• Valley Attorney Facing Bribery Charges Pleads Not Guilty Play Video

  July 25, 2019 11:30 AM

  MCALLEN – A Rio Grande Valley attorney facing bribery charges was granted bond Thursday. Roel Alanis is facing six counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. He pleaded not guilty before the federal judge in Brownsville Thursday morning. According to his indictment, the... more »

• Day Three: Former District Judge Delgado's Trial Play Video

  July 9, 2019 4:08 PM

  MCALLEN – An envelope stuffed with $5,500 in cash was passed between jurors Tuesday morning. They held the plastic-wrapped envelope probing its thickness between their thumbs and index fingers. Indicted Judge Rodolfo Delgado closely watched the jury with elbows on the table, hands clasped and twiddling his thumbs.... more »

• Brownsville Federal Court Using Electronic Monitoring to Cut Costs Play Video

  January 23, 2019 7:02 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – Federal courts sentencing defendants are looking at ways to cut back. The cost-saving measures were discussed during a hearing for a man who lied about a gun purchase. CHANNEL 5 NEWS, in collaboration with the Brownsville Herald, explains where the federal court is trying to save.... more »

• Gov't Surveyors Working on Border Wall Assessment in Rio Grande City Play Video

  January 16, 2019 5:49 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – Government surveyors are working on border wall assessments in Rio Grande City. The Rio Grande City Consolidated School District board members approved U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ability to conduct survey and site assessments. A survey marker has been laid flat near Rio Grande... more »

• Former Local Police Chief Facing Drug Charges, Arraignment Set Play Video

  August 14, 2017 10:34 AM

  UPDATE(7/15): Sentencing for former La Joya police chief Geovani Hernandez is set for Tuesday. ----- UPDATE (8/18): A former La Joya police chief facing drug charges was granted bond. A judge set Geovani Hernandez's bond at $100,000 despite prosecutors saying he is a flight risk. Count... more »