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 Houston man, John Castellano, aged 49, has been convicted by a federal jury for making a false statement during a firearms purchase and for acquiring firearms intended for exportation to Mexico.
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A former religious services assistant has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into a federal prison. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that 33-year-old Ashley Priscilla Garza from Beeville committed the offense while working at the...
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A Mexican citizen with a history of felonies has been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after being removed eight times.
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A New Orleans resident has been convicted for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A Texas man from Houston has been indicted by a grand jury in Laredo on charges of trafficking boots made from the skin of endangered sea turtles.
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A man from Hidalgo County has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that 24-year-old Jacob Ryan Arredondo from McAllen pled guilty to the charges on November 27,...
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A federal grand jury has charged a 36-year-old Mexican national from Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, with trafficking substantial quantities of cocaine and heroin into the United States.
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The operators of Southwest Medical Homepatient, a durable medical equipment company, have pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Two men are headed to federal prison for firearms trafficking and related charges, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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Bradley Kane Zarco and Travis Castaneda Qawasmeh have confessed to their involvement in a significant mail theft and credit card fraud operation, according to the announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
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A legal dispute has arisen involving a Houston-based pharmacy and its owners in the wake of a civil complaint filed for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the complaint, which seeks...
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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.