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Texas lawyer pleads not guilty to aiding cartel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - In public, Marco Antonio Delgado was a philanthropist, a prominent El Paso businessman and a trustee at Carnegie Mellon University. But secretly, investigators say, he was trying to launder more than half a billion dollars for a

Soldier, accomplice guilty in murder-for-hire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A U.S. soldier was convicted Thursday in a murder-for-hire scheme in which prosecutors say he agreed to help kill a man for undercover agents posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for drugs and cash. A federal jury in

Horses tied to Mexican drug cartel auctioned in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - More than 300 horses that the U.S. government says were purchased as part of a Mexican drug cartel's money-laundering operation were put up for auction Thursday in Oklahoma City. Some of the 340 quarter horses auctioned at the Heritage

Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A Mexican man accused in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has admitted he was part of a crew that sneaked into the United States to find marijuana smugglers to rob at the time of the fatal shooting. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes pleaded

Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death revealed the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling operation, marking the biggest conviction to date in a case that embarrassed the federal

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter enters plea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press A woman described by U.S. officials as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord pleaded not guilty Thursday to an immigration charge during a brief hearing in San Diego that made no mention of her family background. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar,

Daughter offers no clues on Mexican drug lord

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords didn't share information that might lead to her father's capture after she was detained on an immigration violation, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Alejandrina Gisselle

Daughter of Mexican drug lord held in San Diego

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said, becoming the latest family member to become ensnared in U.S. courts

APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said Monday. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday

Tweet police? Texas Rangers probe draws questions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By PAUL J. WEBERAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers flash the baddest badge in the Lone Star State. They're the top cops working the biggest crimes beneath iconic white cowboy hats. They're the bodyguards for the governor. All of which raises the question: Why are