Feb 13 2014
BY FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Former Cameron County District Attorney and 2012 Congressional candidate Armando R. Villalobos was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on Tuesday, Feb. 11. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) …
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Aug 22 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office last week led three raids on businesses in Port Isabel and South Padre Island that were allegedly operating under false pretenses. The three establishments had been posing as lottery sweepstakes foundations. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre …
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Feb 28 2013
PRESS Staff Report Authorities confirmed that the body retrieved from the waters near the area known as the Fingers was that of Port Isabel-based attorney Ray Roman Marchan. The discovery was made shortly after 5 p.m. after a nearly 12-hour search by local authorities, which included the Coast Guard and Texas Parks & Wildlife. According …
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Feb 28 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Authorities were still searching for the body of Port Isabel-based attorney Ray Roman Marchan as of press time Thursday afternoon. According to reports, Marchan reportedly jumped off the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway early Thursday morning. Cameron County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting that a person jumped from …
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