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 Nigerian citizen has been sentenced for laundering proceeds from an international wire fraud scheme targeting businesses through fake emails. Authorities say he faces prison time followed by removal from the country.
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Two Houston men have been sentenced to over thirteen years each for distributing nearly 133 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine after being convicted by a jury last year. Authorities traced their operation from an undercover drug delivery through multiple seizures involving firearms and significant quantities linked back to Mexico.
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Six men from South Texas have been charged with attempting to entice a minor following an undercover operation during spring break. Authorities allege that each suspect arranged meetings believing they were communicating with a teenage girl online.
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A former Houston-area professor pleaded guilty to orchestrating an extensive student financial aid fraud scheme using stolen identities over five years. The scam caused significant losses both for individual victims' credit records and federal funds.
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A Brownsville man has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for producing sexually explicit videos involving a minor after authorities found evidence dating back two decades. The case was prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood by federal officials.
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Seventeen alleged members of a motorcycle gang have been indicted for racketeering conspiracy and violent crimes around Houston. Authorities say these actions were part of efforts to control territory using violence. If convicted on major charges like murder or racketeering conspiracy they face life imprisonment.
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Chase Langston Wiatt has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison after being found unconscious behind the wheel with two firearms in his vehicle despite prior felony convictions. Authorities say he will remain in custody pending transfer.
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States multiple times. The case was prosecuted by federal authorities in Houston as part of Operation Take Back America.
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A Brooks County man has pleaded guilty to meth trafficking after an investigation uncovered evidence of widespread drug distribution in Corpus Christi. Sentencing is set for June with possible prison time and fines ahead.
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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...