Houston, Texas — Jaime Peña has joined the defense team representingPedro Calvillo Hernandez, charged in the United States District Court for theSouthern District of Texas, Houston Division, with federal price-fixing andmoney-laundering offenses. Peña will work alongside existing counsel onpretrial motions, evidentiary work, and trial preparation. The matter is at thepretrial stage. The client maintains his plea of not guilty.
Peña Aleczander is admitted to practice in the federaltrial courts of Texas and has tried federal criminal matters in multipledivisions, including healthcare-fraud, drug-conspiracy, and public-integrityprosecutions. The Calvillo Hernandez representation is consistent with thefirm’s federal-court trial practice.