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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A Corpus Christi resident has admitted guilt to embezzling over $280,000 from a local labor union.
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Two foreign nationals, Porfirio Martinez-Santos from Mexico and Juan Esteban Zelaya-Hernandez from Honduras, have been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentences following their...
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A 19-year-old resident of Corpus Christi, Texas, has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Houston resident has been found guilty of aiding and abetting a robbery, as per an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Texas man has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing of 39-year-old Thomas East, who was found guilty of...
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A McAllen man, Jaime Garcia, has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Colombian national, Adrian Alberto Cano Gomez, aged 45, faces charges of narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution in a U.S. federal court.
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A Honduran man residing illegally in Houston has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for his involvement in an armed robbery, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Guatemalan national, Leonardo Fernando Batz, has been convicted for unlawfully reentering the United States.
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A Houston man has pleaded guilty to committing tax fraud over seven years, resulting in losses amounting to $250,000, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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The second leader of a fraud scheme targeting elderly individuals has been sentenced to prison, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas.
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A Venezuelan national and alleged high-ranking member of the Tren de Aragua has been indicted on terrorism-related charges.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in Laredo has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for assaulting a Border Patrol agent.
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A Laredo court has sentenced a Cartel del Noreste (CDN) operative to ten years in federal prison for involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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In a recent announcement, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei revealed that 216 new cases related to immigration and border security were filed from April 11-17.
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A federal jury in Houston has found the former chief operating officer of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and a contractor guilty of involvement in a fraud scheme over several years.
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A pharmacist from Edinburg, Texas, has been detained on allegations of health care fraud and identity theft, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A 37-year-old man from South Texas has been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to smuggle 43 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
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A 25-year-old woman from Laredo, Texas, was convicted of conspiracy to transport, attempting to transport, and attempting to bring a minor alien into the United States, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, found 43-year-old Jose Rodriguez Jr. from Lyford guilty of possessing 150 images of child pornography.