Former Edcouch Administrator intends to plead guilty to corruption

Victor Hugo De La Cruz, who was administrator of Edcouch, intends to plead guilty to one of the corruption charges he faces, according to court information. The formal hearing will take place on 31 January. De la Cruz served as administrator of the City of Edcouch and in the formal indictment it is alleged that from June to September 2019, he and René Flores, former mayor pro-tem of Edcouch, requested bribes from the owner of a Brownsville busin…