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• Records: Former McAllen city employee stole victim's bank account information to make credit card payments Play Video

  July 24, 2025 3:40 PM

  A former employee with the city of McAllen made nearly $125,000 in credit card payments through someone else's bank account information, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News. Rosa “Rosie” Elena Pedraza was arrested on July 11 on charges of theft and fraudulent use or possession... more »

• Crooks posing as AEP employees targeting Valley customers, businesses Play Video

  March 10, 2020 5:18 PM

  WESLACO – Dozens of residents around the Rio Grande Valley fell victim to a group trying to take their money by threatening to shut off their electricity. The cases are affected AEP Texas customers. Crooks recently contacting Noe Acevedo didn’t come as a shock to him. As a past... more »

• Crooks Pose as Starr Co. Woman's Relative Using Facebook Messenger to Pull Grant Hoax

  November 18, 2019 3:48 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – A Starr County woman wants Facebook users to be on the alert of hackers using the company’s messenger to run a fake grant. She fell victim to the ruse by giving the hackers her personal information. The message come from profiles made to make... more »

• Students' Information Mistakenly Sold at Edcouch-Elsa ISD Auction Play Video

  July 1, 2019 7:27 PM

  UPDATE (7/17): A school board meeting will be held next week regarding the computers that weren't wiped. CHANNEL 5 NEWS confirms there will be an investigation to find out how this happened. ---- EDCOUCH – Private information from elementary and high school students were sold to the... more »

• US Marshals: Crooks Spoofing Law Enforcement Numbers

  June 11, 2019 5:20 PM

  MCALLEN – U.S. Marshals Service is sending out a warning about imposters using fake phone numbers. Officials say crooks are spoofing the district attorney’s office’s real number to trick people into giving up their personal information. The con artists call victims to solicit their information and threaten them... more »

• Former Valley Detention Center Employees Charged with Bribery Play Video

  May 29, 2019 6:36 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – The information of immigrants in federal detention was sold for profit by former employees, now charged with this crime. According to a federal indictment, three people working in Raymondville are currently charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery. Benito Barrientez, of Lyford, worked at the... more »

• Taxpayers Warned about Callers Asking for Personal Information Play Video

  April 29, 2019 5:04 PM

  LAGUNA VISTA – The Better Business Bureau is warning taxpayers about callers pretending to work for the IRS or a Social Security office. The caller asks for the person’s Social Security number for verification. The president of BBB, Dolores Salinas, says the IRS already has that information so... more »

• Data Breach at Valley Hospital Exposes Patients’ Personal Information Play Video

  April 9, 2019 4:19 PM

  WESLACO – Patients who made a visit to a local hospital may have had some of their personal information leaked. Those patients who visited Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital are being notified. Officials at the hospital say they’re offering 12 months’ worth of free credit-monitoring to those who had... more »

• Valley Man Concerned after Receiving Bank Statement Unsealed Play Video

  March 25, 2019 6:17 PM

  WESLACO – A Rio Grande Valley man is concerned after receiving his bank statement, which contained personal information, in an unsealed envelope. “I got this bank statement, open. Never had there been any attempt for it to be sealed,” explains James Crowe. He feels he’s not more vulnerable... more »

• FEMA Releases Additional Personal Information to Contractor Play Video

  March 22, 2019 10:47 PM

  WESLACO - A federal agency tasked with helping disaster survivors put the information of millions at risk. The Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General found FEMA wrongly released the personal information of millions of people. The information was released to a contractor that helps provide temporary housing... more »

• Woman Inquiring about Personal Information Obtained by Political Campaign Play Video

  October 22, 2018 6:15 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A Rio Grande Valley resident says she's getting unsolicited political text messages on her cellphone. “I already know who I’m voting for, this is why I go to the rallies,” explains Cameron County registered voter Sunilda Solis. “When there’s a box that says, ‘Check me off the registered... more »

• How to Keep Personal Information Safe Play Video

  August 10, 2018 5:55 PM

  MCALLEN – Turning off the location service in your mobile device may not be enough to keep you safe. An employee at a local phone repair company says hackers can try to get your information by accessing other applications like your email. “It’s a code that they create, that will... more »