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The Deputy Attorney General Visits Houston The Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden visited the Houston Division on Oct. 1, 2009, and addressed the personnel of the Southern District of Texas.
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Nov. 24, 2009 - Garza
ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE CONTRABAND TO INMATE IN DETENTION CENTER LEADS TO FELONY CONVICTION OF GUARD
(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) – A former Willacy County Detention Center guard has been convicted of smuggling cocaine into the detention center for an inmate while employed as a guard (Read more)
Nov. 23, 2009 - Murray
HOUSTON LAWYER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD AND SECURITIES FRAUD
(HOUSTON) – Ted Russell Schwartz Murray, a Houston lawyer, has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit mail fraud and securities fraud arising from the promotion and marketing of the Premiere 72 or “P72" mortgage investment program (Read more)
Nov. 23, 2009 - Paiz
FORMER DIRECTOR OF SAN PATRICIO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY GUILTY OF FRAUD
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Maria Guadalupe Paiz, the former Executive Director of the San Patricio County Community Action Agency, has pleaded guilty to one count of making and presenting more than $30,000 in false or fraudulent claims to the United States (Read more)
Nov. 23, 2009 - Suarez-Velez
BURGLARY OF GUN SHOP BUYS LONG PRISON TERMS FOR FIVE AREA MEN
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Oscar Suarez-Velez, 28, has pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 160 pounds of cocaine (Read more)
Nov. 20, 2009 - Hinojosa
PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERM FOR POSSESSING FIREARMS
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – A Corpus Christi man previously convicted of felony offenses will be serving 15 years in federal prison without parole for possessing firearms (Read more)
Nov. 19, 2009 - Allen
FORMER VP OF AREA CREDIT UNION CONVICTED OF BANK FRAUD AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
(HOUSTON) - A former Senior Vice President of Area Operations for First Service Credit Union in Houston has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $30,000 from his former employer (Read more)
Nov. 19, 2009 - Bietendorf
INGLESIDE RESIDENT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY VIA THE INTERNET
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Terry Lee Bietendorf, 50, of Ingleside, Texas, has been sentenced to prison for receiving child pornography via the internet depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (Read more)
Nov. 19, 2009 - McNabb, Rangel, Wesevich et al
BURGLARY OF GUN SHOP BUYS LONG PRISON TERMS FOR FIVE AREA MEN
(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) – Five Corpus Christi men have been sentenced to federal prison terms for stealing firearms from a federally licensed firearms business or possessing the stolen firearms (Read more)
Nov. 18, 2009 - De Garza
WOMAN SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERM FOR IMPORTING METHAMPHETAMINE
(LAREDO, Texas) - Martha Silvia Barba De Garza, a resident alien residing in Laredo, has been sentenced to almost 20 years in federal prison for importation and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Read more)
Nov. 18, 2009 - Garza-Castañeda
LAREDOAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AND FINED FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CONVICTIONS
(LAREDO, Texas) – Sergio Garza-Castañeda has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to and possessing with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana (Read more)
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