Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items
SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International …
Western District of Texas
El Paso Businesswoman Arrested for Health Care Fraud
EL PASO – An El Paso businesswoman and her nephew were arrested today on criminal charges for their alleged roles in committing health care fraud. …
Former Monahans Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes
ALPINE – A former Monahans businessman pleaded guilty today to 12 counts of failure to pay withholding taxes. According to court documents, George Wayne Johnson, …
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Charged with Receiving a Bribe
EL PASO – A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment today charging an El Paso man with receiving a bribe by a …
Ceramic Art Concealed 3.4 Kilograms of Methamphetamine
PECOS – A federal jury convicted a Dallas man last Thursday for possessing methamphetamine. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Oscar Santiago …
Manor Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
AUSTIN – A Manor man was sentenced on Friday to 161 months in prison for robbing a pawn store at gunpoint. According to court documents, …
Three Area Kerrville Men Indicted for Distribution of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment this week charging two Kerrville men and an Ingram man with distribution …
Mexican National Found Guilty of Transporting Unaccompanied Minor from Mexico
DEL RIO – Today a federal jury convicted a Mexican national for illegally transporting an unaccompanied child from Mexico. According to court documents and evidence …
Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempting to Entice Minor
EL PASO – Today a Mexican national was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor. According to court documents, Cayetano …
Dallas Man Used Stolen Credit Cards to Buy Tires in Four States
WACO – A Dallas man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $341,520 in restitution for conspiring to commit identity …
Arkansas Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Almost $6M in Restitution for His Role in TRICARE Fraud Scheme
WACO – An Arkansas man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,918,446 in restitution for his role in a …
Guam Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor
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U.S. Attorney’s Statement on Second Anniversary of Walmart Shooting
Ashley C. Hoff, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, releases this statement on the second anniversary of the mass shooting in …
Cutt Master Barber School Settles Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
EL PASO –Victor Phillips, owner of Cutt Master Barber School, LLC (Cutt Master), has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations that he violated the …
Felon in Possession of Ammunition Sentenced to Prison
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to …
Nigerian Money Launderer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Texas Employees Retirement System
AUSTIN – For a scheme that defrauded the Texas Employees Retirement System, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, 38, a Nigerian national residing in Canada, was sentenced today …
Jury Finds Fort Hancock Resident Guilty of Transporting Illegal Aliens and Other Crimes
EL PASO – Late last Friday, a federal jury found Gilberto Morales guilty on six counts, including one count of conspiracy to possess marijuana; one …
Jury Finds Fort Hancock Resident Guilty of Transporting Illegal Aliens and Other Crimes
EL PASO – Late last Friday, a federal jury found Gilberto Morales guilty on six counts, including one count of conspiracy to possess marijuana; one …
Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Driving While Intoxicated on Fort Sam Houston
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced 52-year-old Tremont Druval Williams to 10 years of imprisonment for driving while intoxicated (DWI) on Joint Base San …
Odessa Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Being a Drug User in Possession of a Firearm
MIDLAND – Yesterday in Midland, a federal judge sentenced 52-year-old Adrian Antonio Chavez, an attorney practicing in Odessa, to 24 months imprisonment for being a …
Odessa Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Family and Friends out of $18 Million
In Midland today, a federal judge sentenced 45-year-old James Clinton Fletcher, owner of now-defunct San Jan, LLC, to 15 years of imprisonment for defrauding investors …
Federal Jury Convicts Department of Defense Contractor of Attempted Child Enticement
SAN ANTONIO – A federal jury today convicted Rick A. Benavides, a 48-year-old Department of Defense information technology contractor, of attempting to entice a child …
Nigerian National Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme
In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Akhabue Ehis Onoimoimilin, aka “David Harrison,” a 29-year-old Nigerian national residing in Houston, to 87 months of imprisonment …
San Antonio Physician’s Assistant Admits to Defrauding Medicaid and Medicare
SAN ANTONIO – Christopher Felix Montoya, a licensed Physician’s Assistant and owner of TPC Family Care and Medical Clinics in San Antonio and Laredo, admitted …
Jury Convicts Cedar Park Man for Impersonating an FBI Agent
WACO – A federal jury yesterday convicted 52-year-old Jonathan Jefferson Ferris on two counts of impersonating a federal agent. Evidence presented during trial revealed that …
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 …
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 …
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 …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Minnesota Businessman Selling Counterfeit N95 Masks
EL PASO – Federal authorities in El Paso are seeking a civil injunction against 40-year-old Wayzata, Minnesota resident Scott Boynton and his business, Boynton Companies, …
Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Physicians Group in El Paso Over Allegations of Violating the False Claims Act
EL PASO –El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates (EPENT) has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act …
Horizon City Felon Who Posted On-Line Threats Admits to Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
EL PASO – Alex Barron, a 30-year-old Horizon City resident, admitted in federal court today to being a convicted felon in possession of firearms and …
Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website
MIDLAND – A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings …
Jury Convicts San Antonio Man for COVID-19-Related Hoax
SAN ANTONIO – A federal jury today convicted 40-year-old Christopher Charles Perez, aka “Christopher Robbins,” with perpetrating a COVID-19-related hoax in April of last year. …
San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-Million Dollar Bribery and Government Contract Fraud Scheme
SAN ANTONIO – Keith Alan Seguin, a 55-year-old former civilian employee at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, admitted this morning to receiving millions …
Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Straw Purchasing Firearms Smuggled to Mexico
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced Former Karnes County Sheriff’s Deputy Oswaldo Bernal today to 32 months in federal prison for straw purchasing approximately …
Two Dominican nationals in Miami plead guilty to mail fraud, identity theft
EL PASO, TEXAS – Wilver Jose Polanco-Alvarez, a 26-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in Miami, and Jose Eduardo Gomez Salas, a 25-year-old Dominican Republic citizen …
Office Manager for San Antonio Dermatologist Indicted on Federal Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – A former office manager of a prominent local dermatology practice waived pre-trial detention today and agreed to remain in federal custody …
Swindler Sentenced to Federal Prison for $6.8M Securities Fraud Scheme
AUSTIN – A federal judge sentenced 45-year-old Christopher Matthew Meredith of Shawnee, Kansas to 14 years in federal prison today for his scheme to defraud …
Boogaloo Bois Supporter Admits Possessing Firearms While Under a Family Violence Protective Order
SAN ANTONIO – Tyler Light, a 25-year-old self-proclaimed militia member and Boogaloo Bois supporter, pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a …
Jury Convicts Guatemalan National for Assaulting U.S. Border Patrol Agent Near Sanderson
DEL RIO – A federal jury in Del Rio yesterday convicted 24-year-old Ludwin Artemio Santizo-Escobedo, a Guatemalan national, of assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent …
El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths
EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances …
Former San Antonio Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge yesterday sentenced 27-year-old former San Antonio police officer Sebastian Torres to eight years in federal prison followed by 15 …
Former San Antonio Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.7 Million
SAN ANTONIO – Irene M. Scott, former bookkeeper and financial manager for a San Antonio private law firm, admitted to stealing approximately $1,696,996 from the …