On July 30, 2014, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a Default Judgment of Disbarment against Mission attorney Jose Luis Palacios, 39, State Bar of Texas Card No. 24043858. On March 19, 2014, Palacios was sentenced to 144 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession, with the intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, in United States of America v. Jose Palacios Jr., Case No. 7:13CR00994-S1-015 in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Holding Session in McAllen. BODA cause number 54410.