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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Johnny Quoc Tran from Conroe has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for leading a multi-state operation distributing fentanyl-laced pills. Authorities seized large quantities of drugs during their investigation involving several law enforcement agencies.
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A Houston man faces federal charges after being linked by investigators to both drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession during a murder probe. Authorities allege Johna Robinson possessed methamphetamine intended for pill production along with an illegal firearm despite previous felony convictions.
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Jose Mario Cervantes-Luna has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after illegally reentering the United States multiple times following a prior sexual assault conviction. Authorities say he will face removal proceedings after serving his sentence.
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Hugo Jimenez Jr., a Weslaco man, received a three-year federal prison sentence for leading a human smuggling operation across South Texas between October 2024 and May 2025. Authorities say he recruited drivers and coordinated routes through Border Patrol checkpoints before being apprehended.
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Federal prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old man with carjacking and firearms offenses following a fatal shooting in Houston's Heights area earlier this month. Authorities allege Darius Dewayne Hall shot his victim before fleeing police in her stolen vehicle.
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Nicholas J. Ganjei has announced he will step down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas upon his appointment as a federal judge. His tenure saw aggressive prosecution efforts across border security and organized crime cases.
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Alejandro Hernandez-Alcudia received a federal prison sentence for his role in a deadly human smuggling case near El Cenizo. Authorities say he worked under cartel direction guiding migrants across dangerous terrain before abandoning an ill man who later died.
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A total of 395 cases involving 396 individuals were filed in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) from February 27 to March 5 as part of ongoing border enforcement efforts, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Mexican national living illegally in Houston has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A 27-year-old man from Bryan, Texas, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for coercing and enticing minors and possessing child sexual abuse material.
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A 45-year-old Indian national, Sanjay Kumar, has been sentenced to 43 months in federal prison for his involvement in selling counterfeit cancer drugs in the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing, which follows...
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Several individuals living unlawfully in the Houston area have been arrested for illegal reentry into the United States after removal, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Two residents of San Antonio have pleaded guilty to charges related to an identity theft scheme involving stolen mail, postal keys, and locks in Corpus Christi.
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine smuggling conspiracy, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei of the Southern District of Texas.
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A 34-year-old member of the 52 Hoover Gangster Crips, Clarence Christopher Chambers, also known as Crazzi Chris, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for sex trafficking young teenage girls.
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A man from San Benito, Texas, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for his involvement in a conspiracy that monopolized the transmigrante forwarding agency industry near the Los Indios border.
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A 26-year-old Canadian woman, Grace Kirkness, has been arrested and charged with forcibly assaulting a federal officer at the Houston Contract Detention Facility.
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A 28-year-old man from El Salvador, Ronald Alberto Rivas-Aguilar, has been sentenced to 23 months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being removed.
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A Honduran national living in Houston has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A 57-year-old man from Harlingen, Texas, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.