Lorenzo Zazueta-castro
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Port Isabel woman faces drug charges
A Port Isabel woman who recently faced money laundering charges was found with meth and heroin as she attempted to enter the country on New Year’s Eve, records show. Ruth del Carmen Esteves made her initial appearance before a magistrate Monday on charges she attempted to conceal nearly 62 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than … → Read More
LUPE calls for removal of president, senator
As the nation grapples with the events at the Capitol, La Union del Pueblo Entero called for the removal of a U.S. senator and the president. Wednesday afternoon, several people rushed the Capitol building grounds where elected officials were preparing to certify the outcome of the presidential election. As a result, one woman was shot … → Read More
Delgado’s conviction affirmed by appellate court
A U.S. appellate court denied convicted former state District Judge Rodolfo Delgado’s claim that the government failed to provide sufficient evidence during his federal bribery trial in the summer of 2019. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, affirmed the former judge’s July 2019 conviction, court records show. Delgado, a state … → Read More
San Benito native takes over as RGV Border Patrol deputy chief
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials Monday announced the appointment of a San Benito native to the number two spot with the U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley. Roughly six months after the sector’s former deputy chief patrol agent, Austin L. Skero II, left to take over as chief patrol agent in the … → Read More
Edinburg man pleads guilty in cash smuggling case
As part of a plea deal with government prosecutors, an Edinburg man will forfeit more than half a million dollars, records show. Sergio Guadalupe Sauceda-Saenz pleaded guilty to bulk cash smuggling Dec. 21 in connection with his April arrest at a port of entry. On April 4, 2020, the 36-year old legally permanent resident attempted … → Read More
2 sentenced in fatal smuggling case
This month marks nearly 18 months since a Donna woman died as a result of a car chase and shootout during a botched human smuggling job. According to court records, on June 27, Natalie Anaid Pena was hired to drive an SUV carrying undocumented persons from one part of Alamo to another part of town … → Read More
Mission man sentenced in drug scheme case, carjacking
A court sentenced Daniel Herrera-Bear for his role in a drug scheme that involved cocaine and a carjacking, records show. Herrera-Bear pleaded guilty in late September to a carjacking charge he faces in connection with the case. During a teleconference hearing Tuesday afternoon, the court handed down a 37-month sentence for Herrera-Bear. The court stated … → Read More
Bipartisan missing persons bill passes US House
A bipartisan bill introduced last month to help border communities with the resources to identify unidentified remains is likely to become law. During a voice vote Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, along with other lawmakers, voted to pass the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act. The bill will go to the President to … → Read More
Mission man gets probation in illegal cigarettes case
McALLEN — A court handed down probation for a Mission man in connection with a trafficking case, records show. Jose Francisco Guerra will serve one year probation after U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez made her ruling Tuesday during a sentencing hearing, records show. In addition to the probation he will serve, Guerra will forfeit more … → Read More
Reps urge Biden to end use of defense funds, terminate wall contracts
U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, along with several lawmakers, are asking President-elect Joe Biden to rescind the national emergency declaration made by President Donald Trump last year, according to a news release. Cuellar and Gonzalez, supported by more than 30 other lawmakers, sent a letter to Biden urging him to direct … → Read More
Jury finds Edinburg man not guilty of theft charge
A day after the trial for Braxton Allen Leal Barrera began in earnest a jury found the man not guilty of the one charge he was facing, records show. The 43-year-old Rio Grande Valley man, who made his initial appearance in federal court in August 2019, was accused of “willfully and knowingly steal(ing), purloin, and … → Read More
Edinburg man’s federal theft trial scheduled to begin
The federal theft jury trial for Braxton Allen Leal Barrera is scheduled to begin this week, court records show. Last week U.S. District Judge Randy Crane scheduled jury selection for the federal trial of Leal accused of “willfully and knowingly steal(ing), purloin, and knowingly convert for his use or the use of another, money, or … → Read More
Florida man pleads guilty to using mail for smuggling weapons
In a court hearing Friday, Brett Keith McGinnis pleaded true to one count of smuggling goods into the country, specifically firearms, ammunition and grenade cartridges, records show. McGinnis, 44, of Ormond Beach, Florida, admitted he mailed ammunition, firearms and firearm parts, or caused them to be mailed to co-conspirators in McAllen who then would export … → Read More
Edcouch man faces federal prison for laser pointer incident with helicopter
Months after he was arrested, a court has set a sentencing date for an Edcouch man accused of pointing a laser at a helicopter. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez set a sentencing date of Feb. 11, 2021, for Luz Fernando Soliz in connection with one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. Solis … → Read More
Edinburg man used mail system to transport cocaine
An Edinburg man will serve a 10-year prison sentence for using the postal service to transport cocaine, records show. U.S. District Judge David S. Morales sentenced Axel Noel Rodriguez Rivera to a 120-month prison sentence Wednesday for his role in using the country’s mail system to smuggle drugs across the country. According to the complaint … → Read More
RGC woman sentenced after foiled import of liquid meth
A Rio Grande City woman who pleaded guilty for her role in a drug smuggling attempt has been sentenced, records show. A court sentenced Alma Rosa Salinas to a more than five-year prison sentence for her attempt to smuggle more than 65 kilos of methamphetamine into the country August 2019, according to a news release … → Read More
Operational by 2022, Ursula processing center to be renovated
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed this week that renovations are slated at the Central Processing Center in McAllen that will “create modern detention areas.” Though details remain scant, CBP officials confirmed the Rio Grande Valley Central Processing Center, also known as the Ursula detention center, will be undergoing renovations that would “improve operating … → Read More
Pioneer for farmworkers’ rights in South Texas dies
Genoveva Puga, longtime advocate for farmworkers’ rights, died Sunday in Alamo at the age of 92. March marked more than 40 years since her son, Juan Torrez, a Rio Grande Valley farmworker, was killed as a result of equipment malfunction while working for the Donna Fruit Company. Puga’s son died on March 29, 1977, while … → Read More
Congressmen introduce bipartisan missing persons bill
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, announced Monday legislation that would help local officials’ ability to record and report missing persons and unidentified remains found in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a news release. The proposed resolution, named HR 8772 or the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020, was introduced by Congressmen … → Read More
More punishments handed down in gun case
Two more people implicated in a firearm violations case were sentenced for their role in the conspiracy, records show. A court sentenced James Robinson, 29, and Theresa Luna, 35, both of Brownsville, to 37 months in federal prison and two years of probation respectively, for their roles in a scheme to lie on federal firearms … → Read More