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Fake Witness to Rio Grande Valley Wreck says He Received $10K
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:01 AM by Associated Press
Updated: Feb 20, 2013 11:13 AM
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A South Texas man has testified that a lawyer who sued a railroad after a deadly wreck arranged to pay him $10,000 to falsely claim to be a witness.
Testimony continued Wednesday in the Corpus Christi bribery and racketeering trial of Austin attorney Marc Rosenthal.
Rosenthal faces corruption allegations related to ex-Judge Abel Limas, who earlier pleaded guilty to racketeering and awaits sentencing.
The Valley Morning Star reports Jesse Mata Jr. of McAllen testified Tuesday that he was paid through his cousin who worked for Rosenthal. Mata says he never saw the accident but met with Rosenthal and agreed to say a Union Pacific Railroad train didn't have lights on or blow its horn before the collision. A van driver died.
The railroad settled the case for $1 million.
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Information from: Valley Morning Star, http://www.valleystar.com
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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