Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…

Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood

WACO – Today, 42-year-old Kevin Romulus Pelayo and 37-year-old Cristine Furio Fredericks admitted to conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the U.S. Army with respect to a mass transportation benefit program at…

Long Haul Truck Driver Convicted of Transporting Children to Engage in Sexual Activity

EL PASO – A federal jury convicted 59-year-old Travis Wayne Vavra of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and of possession of child [censored]ography. Evidence presented during…

Agents Interdict Smuggling Case After Driver Crashes Vehicle

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a suspected human smuggler and four migrants after they crashed while attempting to evade arrest, June 28.…

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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Heroin Worth Over $1.3 Million

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized heroin in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.3 million in street value. “Drug smugglers will go to…

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Rep. Roy Slams Critical Race Theory: ‘A Purposeful Effort To Divide Us By Race’

Texas Rep. Chip Roy joined the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck to discuss protests at a Loudoun County school board meeting against Critical Race Theory and a transgender policy, how parents…

Politics

Rep. Chip Roy Calls Harris’ Border Trip Is A ‘Photo-Op,’ Lists Serious Issues She’s Ignoring

Texas Rep. Chip Roy slammed Vice President Kamala Harris over her trip to the Southern border during an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck. He discussed the timing of…

Politics

Big Bend Sector Agents Experience Busy Weekend

MARFA, Texas – Last weekend was busy for Big Bend Sector agents who encountered human smuggling events, significant arrests, a narcotic seizure, and the recovery of an undocumented non-citizen. Big Bend Sector…

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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.7 Million in Methamphetamine in Two Seizures

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged methamphetamine in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of…

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Border Patrol Arrest Seven Criminal Migrants

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four gang members, two sex offenders, and a migrant previously convicted of negligent homicide. Friday afternoon, an agent from Air…

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Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced – June

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

Target of U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Guilty of Federal Firearms Violation

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Jarrel Jakeem Joseph,…

‘Doctor Bitcoin’ Pleads Guilty to Illegal Cash-to-Crypto Scheme

A Richardson man who calls himself “Doctor Bitcoin” has pleaded guilty to illegally operating a cash-to-cryptocurrency conversion business, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Mark Alexander…

Guatemalan Woman Sentenced for Document Fraud

A woman who used a false identification document and someone else’s name and social security number was sentenced today to five years of probation. Xiomara Lopez-Martinez, age 26, a citizen of Guatemala…

Iron Youth Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Machine Gun

SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced 19-year-old Iron Youth member and Smiley resident Caleb Nathaniel Oliver today to 18 months imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a machine gun. In addition to the…

Union County Man Charged with Transacting in Criminal Proceeds of a Romance Scam

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man was arrested at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for transacting in the criminal proceeds of an elaborate romance scam, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…

Man Who Sold Murder Weapon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charge

A Wichita Falls man who sold a weapon to a murderer has been convicted of a gun crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Devin DeAndre…

East St. Louis Woman Charged In $800,000 Unemployment Insurance Scam

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, has returned a 7-count indictment charging Talfanita M. Cobb, 49, of East St. Louis, with participating in a…

Vehicle with 665 Pounds of Marijuana Ferried Across the Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdict three smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than $1.2M worth of narcotics. Tuesday morning, Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP)…

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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Fentanyl Worth Over $384K

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized fentanyl in one enforcement action that totaled over $384,600 in street value. “CBP has seen an increase in…

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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood

Long Haul Truck Driver Convicted of Transporting Children to Engage in Sexual Activity

Agents Interdict Smuggling Case After Driver Crashes Vehicle

CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Heroin Worth Over $1.3 Million

Rep. Roy Slams Critical Race Theory: ‘A Purposeful Effort To Divide Us By Race’

Rep. Chip Roy Calls Harris’ Border Trip Is A ‘Photo-Op,’ Lists Serious Issues She’s Ignoring

Big Bend Sector Agents Experience Busy Weekend

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.7 Million in Methamphetamine in Two Seizures

Border Patrol Arrest Seven Criminal Migrants

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced – June

Target of U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Guilty of Federal Firearms Violation

‘Doctor Bitcoin’ Pleads Guilty to Illegal Cash-to-Crypto Scheme

Guatemalan Woman Sentenced for Document Fraud

Iron Youth Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Machine Gun

Union County Man Charged with Transacting in Criminal Proceeds of a Romance Scam

Man Who Sold Murder Weapon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charge

East St. Louis Woman Charged In $800,000 Unemployment Insurance Scam

Vehicle with 665 Pounds of Marijuana Ferried Across the Rio Grande

CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Fentanyl Worth Over $384K

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