50 years for Mexican Mafia leader

December 01, 2011 10:25 AM
By MADELINE BUCKLEY/The Brownsville Herald

On the third day of deliberations a Cameron County jury decided convicted killer Wilfred Padilla must spend decades in jail for ordering the murder of Harlingen woman Jo Ann Chavez.

Padilla was sentenced to 50 years in prison and fined $10,000 for the murder conviction.

He was also sentenced to 30 years for the engaging in criminal activity conviction, plus an additional $10,000 fine.

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