Testimony concludes in federal trial tied to Weslaco water plant
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Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in the federal corruption trial connected to a Weslaco water plant.
Testimony wrapped up Wednesday with the son of one of the suspects taking the stand.
Soon, the jury will decide if bribes were offered or accepted when Weslaco city leaders awarded construction contracts to rebuild their water treatment facilities in 2008.
Arturo Cuellar III, son of former Hidalgo County Commissioner Arturo “A.C.” Cuellar Jr.
Though his father’s attorney’s, Arturo Cuellar III was able to point to five specific legal cases presented that showed his dad’s cousin – John Cuellar, helped out in those cases.
Although John Cuellar —a former Weslaco city commissioner — is not on those legal documents, the family was able to know which attorneys to hire for each of the cases involving Jay-III Concrete, which is owned by Arturo “A.C.” Cuellar Jr.
Through that scheme, in which John Cuellar was paid from 2011 through 2014 for consulting work, the federal government argues the payments were used as a bribe to get John Cuellar to vote in favor of two specific companies for these projects.
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