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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Four individuals are in custody following allegations of bribery to lift immigration detainers, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A man from Matamoros, Mexico, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.
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Three individuals from Texas have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios border region. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentences, which were part...
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A resident of Alamo, Texas, Margarito Llanes, 37, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for transporting illegal aliens.
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A significant legal operation has resulted in nearly 50 individuals being charged in the Southern District of Texas as part of a nationwide effort to combat health care fraud.
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Several foreign nationals residing illegally in Houston have been detained on charges of drug trafficking and weapons offenses.
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A significant law enforcement operation in the Southern District of Texas has resulted in 202 cases being filed from June 20-26, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A man from Puebla, Mexico, has admitted to unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Fidel Ramirez-Mancilla, 34, pleaded guilty to this offense.
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A Houston resident has been arrested in connection with a large-scale business email compromise and money laundering scheme, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A former attorney from Houston has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to commit mail fraud and filing a false tax return, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei.
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Two Cuban nationals, Sadiel Noa-Aguila and Miguel Baez-Echevarria, have been arrested on charges related to the exportation of stolen motor vehicles.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in Laredo has been sentenced for reentering the United States unlawfully and human smuggling, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Viking Life-Saving Equipment (America) Inc., a marine equipment company, has agreed to pay $3.86 million to settle allegations of fraudulently obtaining paycheck protection program (PPP) loans.
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A Mexican citizen, Martin Alonso Diaz-Lopez, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for attempting to enter the United States with child pornography.
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A superseding indictment has been unsealed in Houston, charging two Venezuelan nationals with terrorism and international drug distribution.
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A 49-year-old man from El Trapiche, Guerrero, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in the United States has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei.
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A Houston man, Jordan Javon Ashton, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison following his convictions for armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing after a...
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his involvement in an alien smuggling operation that resulted in a death, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A significant legal development unfolded in the Southern District of Texas, where U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that 204 new cases related to immigration and border security offenses were filed from June 13-19.