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5th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds former state District Judge Rudy Delgado s conviction on bribery charges
3 months 1 day 17 hours ago
Tuesday, January 05 2021
Jan 5, 2021
January 05, 2021 4:37 PM
January 05, 2021
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Former state District Judge Rodolfo Rudy Delgado, 67, of Edinburg. (KRGV-TV File Photo.)
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of former state District Judge Rudy Delgado on Tuesday.
A jury convicted Delgado on bribery, obstruction of justice and federal Travel Act charges after a six-day trial in July 2019. U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett sentenced Delgado to five years in prison.
Delgado appealed, claiming his conviction wasn’t supported by the evidence. He also challenged the five-year prison sentence. The Fifth Circuit, however, rejected Delgado’s arguments.