Ex-Texas Mayor Found Not Guilty of Election Fraud

“A former South Texas mayor was acquitted Thursday of organized election fraud and illegal voting after an eight-day trial,” the AP reports.

“A Hidalgo County jury deliberated for about six hours Thursday before finding former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina not guilty of the organized fraud count and 11 counts of illegal voting.”

“The charges against Molina mark a high-profile arrest for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who has made prosecuting illegal voting cases a priority and has touted tough prison sentences handed down in election fraud cases.”