Under the microscope
Published by Julia Volkovah under on 6:00 AM
This isn't a good thing for Hilda.
Even the accusation isn't a good thing.
By Craig Kapitan - Express-News
A former prosecutor with a reputation for taking on more indigent defense cases than any other San Antonio lawyer is under investigation after a judge's signatures on reimbursement forms for such work appeared to be forged, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Detective Louis Antu, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said Hilda Valadez came under suspicion after a clerk for a state district judge noticed the signatures didn't appear to match the judge's.
He declined to name the judge, citing the ongoing investigation.
Even the accusation isn't a good thing.
Forgery suspicions on lawyer's forms prompt investigations
Judge's signatures on lawyer's indigent defense vouchers under scrutiny.By Craig Kapitan - Express-News
A former prosecutor with a reputation for taking on more indigent defense cases than any other San Antonio lawyer is under investigation after a judge's signatures on reimbursement forms for such work appeared to be forged, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Detective Louis Antu, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said Hilda Valadez came under suspicion after a clerk for a state district judge noticed the signatures didn't appear to match the judge's.
He declined to name the judge, citing the ongoing investigation.