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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An illegal alien from Mexico and a man from Fort Worth have been indicted for unlawfully acquiring two firearms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as announced by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Nancy E. Larson.
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Ten individuals have been charged in connection with the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center.
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Four tax preparers have been sentenced to a total of 105 months in federal prison for defrauding the IRS of nearly $8 million.
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A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, has indicted four family members for allegedly conspiring to defraud the United States by filing tax returns seeking millions of dollars in false refunds.
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Two Dallas residents have been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for their involvement in distributing more than $600,000 worth of fentanyl.
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A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for attempting to apply for two passports using stolen identities.
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A Dallas man, Thomas Keithlun Brown, 26, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.
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Seven family members from the Dallas area have admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as announced by Nancy E. Larson, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
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An individual previously convicted of murder has been sentenced to 69 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.
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A man with multiple prior felony convictions has been sentenced to 95 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine while armed.
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A federal jury has convicted Stephanie Hockridge, founder of the lender service provider Blueacorn, for her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently acquire millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Following a two-month initiative called "Operation Showdown," 76 individuals have been arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, for firearms and drug offenses.
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A Dallas business owner was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of failing to pay over $3 million in employment taxes withheld from her employees.
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Andres Saucedo, Jr., a resident of Dallas, was arrested on June 4, 2025, following charges of shooting at an undercover FBI Task Force Officer.
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William R. McKelvy, a 65-year-old resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found guilty of abusive sexual contact on Wednesday after a jury trial.
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A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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Nancy E. Larson has been appointed as the Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, following her appointment by President Donald J. Trump on May 29, 2025.
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The second individual involved in a significant methamphetamine trafficking operation in Duncanville, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
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Kenneth Ray Peters, a 44-year-old resident of Dallas, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent drug trafficking operation.
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Two Texas residents, Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, along with a law firm and a business entity, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, visa fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and RICO conspiracy.