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 man from Fort Worth was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing an illegal machinegun, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham.
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A man from Lubbock, Texas, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
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Corey Wilson, a 20-year-old from Dallas, was convicted for possession of an unregistered machinegun by Senior United States District Judge Barabara M. G. Lynn.
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Federal charges have been filed against 23 individuals accused of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in Lubbock, Texas.
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An armed serial robber, Charles Lenard Brownlee, was found guilty by a jury on March 26, 2025, of robbing five cash loan businesses across the Fort Worth metroplex in May 2024.
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An individual identified as an illegal alien and convicted felon has been charged with federal firearm offenses, according to a statement by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham.
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Shaoping Wen and her son, Xu Wang, have been sentenced for their involvement in operating massage parlors as fronts for commercial sex operations.
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A Florida man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for traveling to Texas with the intent of engaging in sexual acts with a minor.
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Gerardo Barraza-Ortiz, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for his involvement in trafficking more than 48 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
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Erik Jeovany Garcia Brizuela, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, has been sentenced to over 30 years in federal prison.
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Texas pharmacist Dehshid “David” Nourian has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for his involvement in a $145 million scheme to defraud the Department of Labor.
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A former tax preparer from Mansfield has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his involvement in tax and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud schemes.
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Alejandro Aguirre, a 28-year-old resident of Plainview, Texas, has pleaded guilty to the charge of production of child pornography.
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Trivikram Reddy, a nurse practitioner from Waxahachie, has been ordered to forfeit over $40 million following his conviction for wire fraud conspiracy.
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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.