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Feb 22
During Larry Medina’s sentencing some Information was revealed that should be of interest to those who follow the political shenanigans of El Paso politicians, especially today’s debacle concerning the downtown arena. According to the El Paso Times report on February 19, during Medina’s sentencing his attorney tried to minimize Larry’s criminal participation. To which Judge …
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Feb 21
Another tidbit of information to become public at the latest sentencing is Linda Chavez husband’s attempt to manipulate the process in furtherance of the corruption. As if his wife’s public castigation wasn’t enough, Alfredo Chavez had to be called before the judge to be warned to stop interfering. According to media reports, Judge Montalvo called …
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Feb 19
Whether Larry Medina, among others, gets sentenced today, February 19, 2013 as expected is yet to be seen as Larry is such a weasel that he will likely seek to weasel his way out of doing jail time. He already tried prostrating himself before Judge Montalvo at his plea hearing shedding crocodile tears while uttering …
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Jul 24
Former County Judge and convicted corruptor, Dolores Briones exemplifies the mind set of why corruption will continue to prevail in El Paso. Corruption is so ingrained in the El Paso mindset that even after admitting corrupt practices, Dolores Briones and her supporters continue to perpetuate a fraud upon the taxpaying citizens of the community. An …
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Feb 13
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, todays amigos are tomorrow’s enemies. Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. My enemy’s enemy is my friend. I could go on and on with clichés that all end up with the fact that politics is just about the dirtiest and grimiest endeavor anyone can get involved in. …
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May 13
Growing up in Mexico, one of the first things I always heard about America was how the American judicial system was fair, especially in relation to the Mexican one. In America, I was told, the notion of innocent until proven guilty is sacrosanct to the Americans. The right to have your say in front of …
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May 11
The jury took about four hours Wednesday to find Judge Regina Arditti not guilty on all counts of an indictment alleging she entered into an agreement involving an exchange of courthouse jobs, official abuse and bribery. The trial, which was in its eighth day, involved convicted former Judge Manny Barraza, protected federal witness David Beagas, …
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May 16
The Dee Margo Affair
Opinion
by Martín Paredes
May 16, 2013
On May 8, 2013, KVIA reporter, Matt Dougherty shed more light on El Paso Police Officer Alberto Machorro’s road-rage incident with Dee Margo back in September of 2012. Some have speculated that this incident led to Margo’s reelection loss to Joe Moody. Was this incident a conspiracy? As with all conspiracies the evidence is circumstantial, …
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