On Thursday morning Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina is cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety and was escorted to the Hidalgo County Sherriff’s Office for booking– for the charges involving engaging in organized election fraud– and two illegal voting charges. Molina’s wife– Dalia Molina was also charged of illegal voting concurrently– their bonds totaling to over 25,000 dollars.
UTRGV Radio spoke to Texas DPS Lieutenant Johnny Hernandez regarding the charges– Hernandez states that DPS only had affliction with transportation and assistance in the case.
[su_quote] “We were just assisting that’s all we were doing. We were just assisting on the case. So, the Texas attorney general, they already provided a statement on that.”
-John Martinez, Unity Hall housing coordinator[/su_quote]
The Office of Texas Attorney General statement– was released later in the day and included remarks made by Attorney General Paxton on the basis of voter fraud.
[su_quote] “Voter apathy is caused by rigged elections with guaranteed outcomes. My office will always do everything it can to protect the integrity of Texas elections and the rights of every legal voter to cast a ballot and have it counted accurately. No one is above the law.”
-Nidia Richards, senior[/su_quote]
The statement given by the Office of Texas Attorney General also explains exactly how this illegal voting was performed by Molina.
[su_quote] “Molina and his wife had numerous voters change their addresses to places they didn’t live – including the apartment complex he owns – for the express purpose of voting for Molina in the November 7, 2017, Edinburg municipal election. His vote harvesting scheme involved the participation of paid campaign workers, among others.”
-John Martinez, Unity Hall housing coordinator[/su_quote]
