SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former Texas district judge has been indicted on federal bribery, extortion and wire fraud charges for allegedly soliciting and taking bribes from a San Antonio lawyer while on the bench.
The indictment, which came late Wednesday in San Antonio, accuses former judge Angus McGinty of seeking and taking bribes from lawyer Alberto Acevedo Jr. from January through September of last year. In return, prosecutors say, McGinty provided the favorable judicial rulings requested by Acevedo, including lenient sentences and less restrictive conditions of release for Acevedo’s clients.
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