U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
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Seven individuals have been charged in connection with an alleged firearms trafficking operation, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei of the Southern District of Texas.
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A Houston resident has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a fraudulent immigration scheme that stole nearly $1.5 million from more than 100 people.
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A Tomball man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas.
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Two men from the Rio Grande Valley have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A 35-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, has received a prison sentence for his involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle more than 1,900 undocumented individuals for profit.
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A Mission, Texas woman has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for diverting $1.2 million from her employer, McCreery Aviation, to pay personal expenses.
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A total of 399 cases connected to border enforcement have been filed in the Southern District of Texas between December 19 and January 2, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A 21-year-old resident of San Antonio, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition into Mexico.
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A former executive director and CEO of a veterans homeless shelter in Brenham, Texas, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for misusing federal grant funds.
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A total of 275 cases have been filed related to immigration and border security from December 12 to 18, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas.
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A federal grand jury in Houston has unsealed a six-count second superseding indictment charging four Venezuelan nationals, including alleged senior leaders of Tren de Aragua (TdA), with terrorism and international drug distribution.
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A Houston-based company specializing in ocean bottom node seismic acquisition services has paid more than $4 million to settle allegations related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney...
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A former corrections officer from Laredo, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting two female inmates. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Hector Humberto Rodriguez Jr., 29, pleaded guilty on...
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Two men from Albertville, Alabama, have pleaded guilty to charges related to smuggling over 500 firearms and large quantities of ammunition into Mexico.
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A Houston man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing bulk crystal methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A total of 294 cases related to immigration and border security were filed in the Southern District of Texas from December 5 to December 11, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Two Corpus Christi residents, Jonathan Stein, 20, and Alvaro Martinez, 21, have been sentenced for a series of aggravated robberies that took place over the Christmas holiday in 2024.
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A 25-year-old Houston man, Brice Andrew Flickinger, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor.
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A Brownsville resident, Christian Ivan Hernandez, 30, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport more than 100 undocumented immigrants.
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Two businessmen have been arrested for allegedly violating U.S. export control laws in a case involving the illegal export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.