Former state district judge to be tried in McAllen

McALLEN — A federal judge granted a motion to move a former state judge’s trial from Houston to McAllen after nearly a year of trying to move the proceedings to the area where they allegedly happened, court records show.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett granted Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado’s motion for reconsideration, which requested the court reconsider its October 2018 decision denying Delgado’s original request for a venue change for the trial scheduled to begin July 1.

In January, Delgado’s attorney filed the reconsideration motion, but in a four-page court filing the following month, federal prosecutors opposed the motion and asked the court to deny it.

Michael W. McCrum filed the reconsideration motion after a judge denied Delgado’s initial request in August 2018.

A federal grand jury indicted Delgado February 2018 for allegedly accepting bribes from at least one local attorney in exchange for judicial favors.

Read more: https://www.themonitor.com/2019/06/10/former-state-district-judge-tried-mcallen/
(McAllen Monitor)