The criminal trial of Hector Barreto, a former Small Business Administration head who's accused of treating two nonprofits he once led like a "piggy bank," got underway in San Antonio on Tuesday.

SAN ANTONIO — A former U.S. Small Business Administration chief’s criminal trial is set for April in San Antonio after a federal judge shot down a motion to dismiss the indictment, which alleged ...

Hector V. Barreto Sr., 68, a founder and former president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, died May 14 in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, the chamber announced. Barreto had been in ...

In a surprise move, a former head of the U.S. Small Business Administration pleaded guilty Thursday before the start of the fourth day of his criminal trial in federal court in San Antonio. Hector ...

President Bush on Monday nominated Hector V. Barreto, a Los Angeles entrepreneur and former chairman of the Latin Business Assn., to head the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Bush ...

WASHINGTON — President Bush’s choice to head the Small Business Administration won swift and unanimous approval from a Senate committee Thursday, clearing the way for a vote before the full Senate as ...

Hector V. Barreto is administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and he knows first-hand what it is like to start a small business and build it from the ground up. “Everything important ...

“One of the things Bush often said to us was, ‘Look, I have so much faith and confidence in the Hispanic community because Hispanics are very motivated to own, they want to own their house, they want ...