Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years
Five men who purchased jewelry stolen from traveling diamond salesman have been sentenced to a combined 190 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution, announced…
Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud
The owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will forfeit $72 million to the federal government, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah announced today. In…
Former Wind Farm Manager Sentenced to 3 Years in $550,000 Embezzlement Scheme
A San Angelo man who embezzled more than half a million dollars from a wind farm was sentenced yesterday to more than three years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for…
Grand Prairie Man Convicted of Trafficking Teenage Girl
A Grand Prairie man was convicted yesterday of trafficking a 16-year-old girl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. After a two-day trial, a federal jury in…
Cryptocurrency CEO Sentenced to Five Years in $4 Million Crypto Scheme
The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for duping investors out of more than $4 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of…
Gang Member Sentenced to 21+ Years for Drug Crime
A gang member who started a riot at the Lubbock County Jail last month was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison for a drug crime, announced Acting U.S.…
Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
A Coppell businessman was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for wire-fraud and money-laundering offenses in connection with his fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck…
IRS Officer Sentenced for Obstructing Tax Law
A former IRS officer was sentenced today to three years in prison for obstructing federal tax laws, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Former Revenue Officer Sonya Vivar, 55, pleaded guilty in…
Woman Sentenced for Intimidating Sex Trafficking Victim
An Amarillo woman was sentenced today to 34 months in federal prison for harassing a sex trafficking victim in an attempt to dissuade her from testifying against her trafficker, announced Acting U.S.…
New York Man Who Allegedly Harassed NYPD Charged with Gun Crime
A New York man who allegedly hurled racial slurs at a police officer has been charged with a gun crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.…
Darkweb Drug Trafficker Arrested in Operation DisrupTor Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison
A darkweb cocaine and heroin trafficker has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Aaron Brewer – a…
Serial Cell Phone Store Robber Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison
A Long Beach, California man was sentenced today to 45 years in federal prison after being convicted at trial of committing a spree of violent cell phone store robberies, announced Acting U.S.…
‘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…
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…
Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy
An oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a pill mill, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Arrested in DEA Dallas’…
NDTX Round Up: May 21-27
SENTENCING – DIEGO GUTIERREZ PINALES On May 24, Diego Gutierrez Pinales, 54, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Pinales, a drug trafficking organizations source of…
Arlington mom, son who sold drugs on the dark web, sentences to prison
An Arlington mother-son duo who shipped methamphetamine through the U.S. Mail has been sentenced to a combined 18 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Mary Jane McIntyre, 61,…
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