The McAllen Monitor has a story on the recent indictments of 10 politiqueras in Hidalgo County. The ten are accused of voter fraud in the May McAllen mayor's race.
by Marc B. Geller
McAllen — An Hidalgo County grand jury indicted 10 people Wednesday, capping its five-month investigation into absentee voting complaints in the McAllen city elections earlier this year.
The biggest surprise for many observers was the indictment against Othal Eugene Brand Jr., son of former mayor Othal Brand Sr. and manager of the elder Brand’s mayoral campaign this year.
Brand Jr. faces one count of unlawful buying and selling of balloting materials.
Also indicted in connection with the McAllen election were sisters Elvira Rios and Alicia Liscano Molina, both longtime political operatives, or politiqueras, as they’re commonly called in the Rio Grande Valley; Jose "Joey" Eliseo Lopez, who emerged as a central figure in a purported votes-for-money scheme; Gloria Barajas; Maria Helena Belasquez; Carmen Castillo; Maria Guadalupe Garcia; and Esmeralda Lara. The grand jury also indicted La Joya City Secretary Julianita Sabala in an unrelated case.
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Dec 22, 2005
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