U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas
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A Nigerian man has been charged with defrauding the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Program and the Paycheck Protection Program, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.
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Among the 29 cartel leaders extradited from Mexico to the United States recently is Jose Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, known as "El Gato," according to Chad Meacham, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
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Eight gang members were arrested on Tuesday in an operation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.
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A serial bank robber has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for committing three bank robberies while on supervised release.
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The owner of a school equipment distribution company has admitted to defrauding the Fort Worth Independent School District, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad Meacham.
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A Dallas man, Jordan Ford, has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme.
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A coach from Perrytown Independent School District has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old student.
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A truck driver has been convicted of kidnapping resulting in death, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham.
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A man from Mexico has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for a federal gun crime, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad Meacham.
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A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at an elementary school in Lubbock, Texas.
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Thirteen individuals have been charged in a federal indictment as part of the DEA-led Operation Put It In Reverse, targeting alleged drug traffickers operating out of the Texas Panhandle.
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A 29-year-old man from Lubbock has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking after sending explicit images of his ex-girlfriend to her family and employer.
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An Abilene man, Victor Van Taylor, 31, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexually abusing his friend's four-year-old son.
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A Dallas police sergeant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly selling stolen service weapons.
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A man from Las Vegas has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for soliciting sexually explicit photos from an eight-year-old girl.
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A Florida man has admitted to assaulting a gate agent at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad Meacham.
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A 46-year-old man, Lukumond Adebola Olatunji, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping.
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Opioid overdose rates in Abilene have decreased significantly after a major crackdown on fentanyl traffickers, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton.
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A Mansfield businesswoman, Tamara Starks, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for her involvement in a fraudulent scheme that secured approximately $8.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.