05/21/2012
Via Overlawyered:
DA Running for Congress Is Indicted; Feds Say He Ran His Office as a Criminal RICO Enterprise
ABA Journal
Posted May 7, 2012 5:15 PM CDT
By Martha NeilA sitting district attorney in South Texas has been federally indicted, accused of working with his former law partner and others to operate the local justice system as a criminal racketeering enterprise.
Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos, who is currently running for election to a seat in the U.S. Congress, is accused with his former law partner, Eduardo "Eddie" Lucio, and others of participating in a criminal scheme to deprive the public of the honest services of their public officials and derive a profit from the operations of the judicial system, according to the Brownsville Herald.
The indictment (PDF) says the DA took more than $100,000 in bribes to minimize and settle criminal cases, the Associated Press reports. Among other claimed misconduct, he is accused of obtaining an $80,000 payoff in exchange for arranging for a convicted murderer to be given 60 days to get his affairs in order before reporting to prison, during which time he fled.[More]
I couldn’t figure out, offhand, the name of the murderer mentioned who had fled, but Villalobos’s campaign material gives a list of the the people he’s had convicted:
Aggressive Prosecution of Violent Offenders and Sexual Predators (some recent examples):
- Melissa Lucio, Capital Murder, Death Penalty Assessed
- Manuel Velez, Capital Murder, Death Penalty Assessed
- John A. Rubio, Capital Murder, Death Penalty Assessed
- Alfonso Granados-Lucas Murder, Life Sentence
- Angela Camacho, Capital Murder, 3 Life Sentences
- Jorge Arrellano, Intoxication Manslaughter, 4 Life Sentences
- Arturo Rodriguez, Murder, Life
- Jose Miguel Vasquez, Jr., Murder, Life
- Javier Chavez, Murder, Life
- Francisco Gonzalez, Murder, Life
- Raul Coronado, Jr., Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, 7 Life Sentences
- Norberto A. Lucio, White Collar Crime, 235 Years Total
- Abraham Mar, Attempted Capital Murder, 101 Years Total
- James E. Pearson, 2 Counts Intoxication Manslaughter, 100 Years Total
- Gilberto A. Lucio, White Collar Crime, 100 Years Total
- Martin A. Lucio, White Collar Crime, 80 Years Total
- Sergio Gonzales, Aggravated Assault on Peace Officer, 77 Years Total
- Adrian P. Contreras, Murder, 77 Years Total
- Miguel A. Alvarado, Aggravated Robbery, 70 Years Total
- Cecilio Mendoza, Attempted Capital Murder, 62 Years Total
- Luis Carlos Mares, Murder, 60 Years Total
- Israel Avila, Murder, 40 Years Total
- Jesus De Leon, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, 50 Years Total
- Alberto Lopez, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, 45 Years Total
- Jose M. Lopez, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, 32 ½ Years Total
- Charles Ruth III, Burglary of a Habitation, Aggravated Assault, 35 Years Total
- Jessie James Rodriguez, Murder, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, 40 Years Total
- Juan M. Hinojosa, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, 40 Years Total
- Rodolfo O. Duran, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, 40 Years Total
- Richard Hernandez, Murder, 35 Years Total
- Juan M. Rivera, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, 25 Years Total
I am not picking and choosing Hispanic names — all the names on Villalobos’s list are Hispanic, except for drunk driver James E. Pearson.
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