U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
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A Jacksonville man with a felony record has been indicted on federal firearms charges following the shooting of a police officer, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Mexican national living in Milford has been indicted for unlawfully reentering the United States, according to an announcement from Jay R. Combs, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.
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A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas has indicted Juan Saucedo-Espinoza, a 53-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Athens, Texas, for reentering the United States after being previously deported.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in Henderson, Texas, has been indicted for unlawfully returning to the United States.
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A Honduran national residing illegally in the Lufkin area of East Texas has been indicted for returning to the United States after a previous deportation, according to an announcement from Jay R. Combs, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern...
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A Beaumont man has been convicted of federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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Jay R. Combs has been appointed as the interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, effective November 19, 2025.
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A Costa Rican national has been sentenced to nearly 24 and a half years in federal prison for his role in importing cocaine into the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Plano resident has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to child exploitation charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Denton man has been sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
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An Aubrey, Texas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses.
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A Dallas man and his son have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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During the recent federal government shutdown, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas continued to prosecute a range of federal crimes, including immigration violations, firearms offenses, fraud, and drug trafficking.
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A man from Cherokee County has been charged with federal firearms violations following the shooting of a Jacksonville police officer earlier this month, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Longview resident, Desmond Denard Brown, also known as Money C, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in trafficking fentanyl.
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Two Dallas residents, Corey Buchea Grant and Calvin Autae Thompson, have been convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Frisco woman has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to making false statements related to international terrorism, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of...
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A former teacher and coach from Celina Independent School District has been indicted on federal child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Lewisville man has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in multiple bank robberies across Texas, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
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A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for firearms violations, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.