Berenice Garcia
Berenice Garcia covers Western Hidalgo County and Starr County for The Monitor. She can be reached at bereniceg@themonitor.com or (956) 683-4432.
Cuellar seeks judge’s recusal in Weslaco bribery case
Government prosecutors are challenging a motion to have a federal judge recused from the Weslaco bribery case in which former and current local officials...
4 accused in Weslaco bribery scheme plead not guilty
McALLEN — Four of the defendants in the Weslaco bribery scheme pleaded not guilty here Thursday afternoon to allegations that they participated in a plot to...
More charges in water plant bribery scheme
High-profile individuals arrested by federal authorities over the past few weeks now face additional charges related to an alleged bribery scheme involving the Weslaco...
Three arrested in bribery case, Tafolla pleads guilty
One current and two former public officials were arrested last Friday in connection with a federal investigation into a bribery scheme related to the...
FBI hauls in current, former RGV officials in complicated bribery case
One current and two former public officials were arrested Friday in connection with a federal investigation into a bribery scheme related to the construction...
Weslaco businessman pleads not guilty to bribery scheme
McALLEN — Ricardo “Rick” Quintanilla, a Weslaco businessman accused of playing a role in a bribery scheme related to construction of the city’s water...