CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Melissa Rendon was sentenced to federal prison for her role in trafficking drugs, said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Rendon, a 32-year-old from Corpus Christi, entered a guilty plea on Aug. 4, 2023, and has been ordered to serve 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton.