State District Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado is charged with bribery in connection with programs that receive federal funds, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.
Federal investigators allege that Delgado, 64, accepted three bribes between November 2016 and January of this year in exchange for favorable judicial consideration on cases pending in the 93rd state District Court, where he presides.
Delgado appeared before U.S. Magistrate J. Scott Hacker in McAllen on Monday and was released on a $100,000 bond Monday afternoon. Outside the federal court, Delgado, who is running for a place on the 13th Court of Appeals, declined to comment on the charge against him, saying only that he would allow the judicial process to run its course.
The criminal complaint against Delgado is limited in scope, referring only to three alleged instances of bribery. But in an affidavit that was presented with the complaint, an FBI investigator said he uncovered more information about the district judge over the course of his investigation.
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