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Laredo judge pleads guilty to extortion
A local judge has pleaded guilty to extortion.
Ricardo Rangel, longstanding Webb County Precinct 2, Place 2 justice of the peace, pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday afternoon in a Laredo federal court.
Court records state Rangel, 48, accepted cash from a bail bondsman in exchange for granting a $1,000 surety bail bond on a person who had been arrested on a DWI charge.
More at http://www.lmtonline.com/articles/2014/09/04/front/news/doc5408c79c863d5657749397.txt (subscription required).
