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Hidalgo County Assistant DA Mike Garza will serve as lead prosecutor in the Richard Molina case. Here he’s shown working the Irene Garza murder case in 2017, which he successfully prosecuted.

Molina voter-fraud case finally makes it to trial

By Gregg WendorfAdvance News JournalLet the long-awaited voter-fraud trial against former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina begin, which it did this Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 16) as attorneys made opening arguments in the case. Approximately 20 people are expected to testify for the prosecution team, led by bulldog Assistant DA Mike Garza.Based on the 10-count indictment handed down against Molina June 6, 2019, this trial may prove to be an uphill battle for Molina’s attorney, Mission-based Carlos A. Garcia.The burden of proof that Molina committed crimes related to voter fraud rests with the prosecution (innocent until proven guilty), but to shield his ...

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