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Date Defendant Prosecutor Type Description
6/30/08 LARRY M. PUGH Alan Jackson Sentencing A 34-year-old former Jacksonville police officer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on a charge of making a false declaration before a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/27/08 JAMES A. CHAPMAN Robert Rawls Sentencing An Orange, Texas man was sentenced today for charges of fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/27/08 RICHARD HUDSON, JR. John Craft Sentencing A Rusk, Texas man was sentenced today for charges of possessing with the intent to distribute "crack" cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 BRIAN KEITH BABIN Randall Fluke Sentencing A Houston, Texas man was sentenced today for charges of escaping from a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 MARTIN L. RAABE Robert Rawls Sentencing A Conroe, Texas Pharmacist has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation today for charges of structuring of currency transactions in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 BRIAN KEITH WILSON, ARMANDO MARTINEZ CARMONA, JIMMIE ADAMS Chris Tortorice and Robert Rawls Sentencing Three east Texas men have been sentenced for health care fraud offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 LARRY BRUCE BEAN John Craft Sentencing A 26 year old Huffman, Texas man has been sentenced to sixty months for federal drug in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 WILLIAM ALLEN PIPES Bill Baldwin Plea A 35 year old Gilmer, Texas man, has pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/26/08 PASQUAL TELLEZ-ROSALES, OFELIO CARVAJAL-RAMIREZ, ALFONSO HERNANDEZ-TAPIA Allen Hurst Plea Three Mexican citizens who had been living unlawfully in Northeast Texas have pleaded guilty to immigration crimes and a federal firearm violation in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/25/08 PATRICK JEROME LEVIAS Robert Rawls Plea A Newton, Texas man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank robbery charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/25/08 RUBEN LOZANO Richard L. Moore Plea A Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/25/08 COREY MONTEZ ALLEN Richard L. Moore Plea A Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/24/08 TREASURY OFFSET PROGRAM FLU Information Since January 2008 the Eastern District of Texas has seized more than $170,000 in federal tax refund checks to pay outstanding criminal debts.
6/24/08 CURTIS O'NEIL FORD Richard L. Moore Plea A Tarrant County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/24/08 CASEY LEE BRIGGS, JR. Richard L. Moore Sentencing A Gregg County man has been sentenced for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/19/08 Mortgage Fraud-Related Cases Department of Justice News Conference A news conference held this afternoon at FBI Headquarters in Dallas announced the Department of Justice’s and FBI’s latest national takedown of mortgage fraud schemes.
6/19/08 JUSTIN JAKE NEWMAN, and THOMAS DALE AMBURN Richard L. Moore Sentencing A Harrison County man and a Gregg County man have been sentenced for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/19/08 JESSE JOSEPH MONTOYA Richard L. Moore Sentencing A Gregg County man has been sentenced for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/17/08 TENIKA NICOLE SEAL Denise Simpson Sentencing An 18 year old woman has been sentenced for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/17/08 SHANNON SHUNKIE HOOPER Lisa Flournoy Conviction A 28-year-old Lufkin man has been found guilty and convicted of using and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/17/08 KEANE LAMAR LEWIS Denise Simpson Plea A federal inmate has pleaded guilty to possessing contraband while incarcerated in prison in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/17/08 HAROLD EARL SCALLON Bill Baldwin Sentencing A 60 year old Jacksonville, Texas man, was sentenced for possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/17/08 SENEKA WILLIAMS Denise Simpson Sentencing An inmate incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas has been sentenced to an additional six month sentence for a federal violation in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/12/08 Multiple Individuals Randall Blake, Errin Martin, Stevan Buys, Shamoil T. Shipchandler, M. Andrew Stover Indictments Multiple indictments have been returned charging individuals with separate criminal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/11/08 JARROD WAYNE GEE Lisa Flournoy Plea A 30 year old Lufkin, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal firearm violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/11/08 DANNY RAY POOL Lisa Flournoy Plea A 28 year old Lufkin, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/11/08 DERIC ANTWAN JACKSON Richard L. Moore Plea A Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/10/08 PAUL GREGORY, and MILLIE GREGORY Denise Simpson Sentencing Two Simms, Texas residents have been sentenced to five years probation for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 JASON AARON ENLOE John Craft Sentencing A 33 year old Cleveland, Texas man has been sentenced to 110 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 Multiple Individuals Alan R. Jackson Plea Twenty individuals from the Mt. Pleasant area have pleaded guilty to misuse of Social Security Account numbers in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 MELVIN BRADLEY BOUTTE Dave Henderson Sentencing A 30 year old Lake Charles, Louisiana man has been sentenced to 87 months for federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 BRIAN ONEAL HOWARD Randall Fluke Sentencing A 29 year old Silsbee, Texas man has been sentenced to 120 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 ALFRED JOSEPH FONTENOT Dave Henderson Plea A 70 year old Liberty, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/5/08 JUAN PINEDA Robert Rawls Sentencing A 26 year old Houston, Texas man has been sentenced to 30 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/4/08 JAYNA MARIE SPURLOCK John Craft Sentencing A 21 year old Conroe, Texas woman has been sentenced to 30 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/4/08 GLENN ERIC AUBRY, JR. Randall Fluke Sentencing A 30 year old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced to 57 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/4/08 ROBERT AYALA Dave Henderson Sentencing A 37 year-old Richmond, Virginia man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for accepting bribes in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/4/08 JOSE FEDERICO CRUZ Robert Rawls Plea A Burkeville, Texas man has pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/4/08 JERRY RAY PHILLIPS, KAWANDA JOHNSON Denise Simpson Indictments Multiple indictments have been returned charging individuals with separate criminal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/3/08 MICHAEL GUY CARY, SR., RICHARD KIRKPATRICK Shamoil T. Shipchandler Plea A Florida businessman and a Fort Worth real estate appraiser have pleaded guilty in connection with their roles in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas.
6/3/08 CEDRIC SHAW MITCHELL PAYNE Richard L. Moore Sentencing A Louisiana man has been sentenced to 188 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/30/08 REGINALD STANLY STROTHER John A. Craft and David H. Henderson Conviction A 44-year-old San Antonio man has been found guilty and convicted of possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of "crack” cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 Multiple Individuals Richard L. Moore Arrests A combined task force of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies began arresting individuals charged with involvement in a drug trafficking criminal enterprise in the Gregg County, Texas, area in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 JESSE RICHARD EVANS Denise Simpson Sentencing A 29 year old Malvern, Arkansas man has been sentenced to 42 months for robbing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 STEPHANIE SMITH Denise Simpson Sentencing A 40 year old Frisco, Texas woman has been sentenced to two years probation for theft of funds in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 JUAN GUEVARA-RODRIGUEZ Randall Fluke Plea A 41 year old illegal alien has pleaded guilty to reentry into the United States in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 DENISE SLOANE Joe Batte Indictment A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Deweyville, Texas woman with falsifying entries made into a log related to her official duties in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/28/08 JAMES EDMOND JUNIOR JACKSON John Craft Sentencing A 35 year old Fresno, Texas man has been sentenced to 51 months for federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/27/08 EDDIE WAYNE LEVIAS, FREDERICO JOHNSON, JR. Robert Rawls Plea Two Newton, Texas men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob and robbing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/23/08 OTIS D. POWELL John Craft Plea A 35 year old Urbana, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/22/08 ROBERT TYRONE GREEN Randall Fluke Sentencing A 22 year-old Cleveland, Texas man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for receiving a firearm while under indictment in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/22/08 BRIAN KEITH BABIN Randall Fluke Plea A 44 year old Houston, Texas man has pleaded guilty to escaping from a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/20/08 SHAMEEK FILLS Dave Henderson Sentencing A 32 year-old Port Arthur, Texas woman has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for accepting bribes in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/20/08 DILE KENT MCNAIR Jim Noble Plea A Emory, Texas man has pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Bribery in connection with his attempt to " pay off "  a Rains County Assistant D.A. in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/20/08 DILE KENT MCNAIR Jim Noble Plea A Emory, Texas man has pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Storage of Hazardous Waste Without a Permit in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/15/08 JACKIE WAYNE REDD John Craft Sentencing A 46-year-old Wells, Texas man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/15/08 DAVID SHAWN GROSS Richard L. Moore Plea A 29-year-old Upshur County man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/15/08 Multiple Individuals M. Andrew Stover, Randall Blake, Maureen Smith, Michele A. Ratcliffe Indictments A federal grand jury returned multiple indictments charging individuals with separate criminal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/13/08 Multiple Individuals Multiple AUSAs Indictments A federal grand jury returned multiple indictments charging individuals with separate criminal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/13/08 HARRISON JACK HAVENS, JR. Sarah Wannarka Sentencing A 56-year-old Mabank, Texas man has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/13/08 MIGUEL ALERTO JUAREZ-JUAREZ Michele A. Ratcliffe Sentencing A 22-year-old Mexican National residing in McKinney, Texas has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/12/08 DERRELL BOATNER Michele A. Ratcliffe Sentencing A 50-year-old Melissa man has been sentenced to 9 months in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/12/08 MICHAEL ANTHONY VICTORIA Randall L. Fluke Plea A 26-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/9/08 CHARLIE MONROE REID, Jr. Randall L. Fluke Sentencing A 24-year-old Silsbee man has been sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/9/08 ALICIO YANES a/k/a ABRAN  TORRES John Ross Sentencing A 31-year-old illegal alien has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for smuggling cash in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/8/08 CARROLL DEWAYNE LOUIS, ROBERT DANIEL HARLAN, EWORTH ROBERTS aka PAUL NUNEZ, CHEMEKA DAIGLE, DAVID JOHNSON David H. Henderson, Indictments A federal grand jury returned indictments today charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/7/08 SIMPLY AQUATICS, INC., KEVIN WAYNE HESTER, LYLE HESTER Jim Noble Indictment A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Kirbyville man and his father with environmental crimes in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/1/08 DAVID JACOBS, AMBER JARRELL, MATTHEW WILLIAMS   Sentencing Three North Texas residents have been sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/1/08 TINA RAQUEL GONZALES Richard L. Moore Plea A Gregg County woman has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
5/1/08 TERRY GLENN DOTREY Richard L. Moore Plea A Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/30/08 HEATHER WILSON Mary Ann Cozby Sentencing A 24-year-old Palestine, Texas woman has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for federal drug crimes in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/30/08 MICHAEL HUDSON Mary Ann Cozby and Gregg Marchesasault Sentencing A 32-year-old Lufkin man has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/30/08 THOMAS ERIC EDMONSON Richard L. Moore Sentencing A 31-year-old West Tawakoni, Texas man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/30/08 JOHNNY LEON DAVIDSON, JR. Jim Middleton Sentencing A former deputy with the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for civil rights violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/29/08 Announcement John L. Ratcliffe Departure United States Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced today that that he will leave his current post at the Department of Justice in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/29/08 MARK WAYNE JASTER Denise Simpson and Gregg Marchesasault Sentencing A 48-year-old Texarkana, Texas man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/29/08 WILLIAM T. WASHINGTON Mary Ann Cozby and Gregg Marchesasault Sentencing A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs, Texas man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/25/08 JEREMY JOSEPH VALLE Richard L. Moore Plea A 20-year-old Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/25/08 RAY EDWARD COX Mary Ann Cozby Plea A 48-year-old Shreveport, Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/25/08 FRANK WILLIAMS Lisa Flournoy and J. Malcolm Bales Arrest A 33-year-old Nacogdoches man has been arrested after having been charged with crack cocaine drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/24/08 DEMITRI LEE DAVIS Randall L. Fluke Plea A 44-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to federal prison for hurricane-related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/24/08 MILTON KEITH BUNN Mary Ann Cozby Plea A 43-year-old Gilmer, Texas man pleaded guilty to child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/18/08 MARTIN OCON JR., DANNY RAY POOL, DERRICK TATUM, RODNEY MORRIS, JUSTIN BURLEIGH, KELWIN BERRY Lisa Flournoy and J. Malcolm Bales Arrests A combined task force of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies began arresting individuals involved in crack cocaine drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/16/08 JIMMY MAX WILSON J. Andrew Williams Sentencing A 53-year-old Euless man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for tax fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/16/08 45 Arrests U.S. Attorney's Office Arrests Federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) initiated an enforcement operation early this morning resulting in 45 arrests in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/14/08 CURTIS STROMME Mary Ann Cozby Plea A 29-year old Irving man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/10/08 KENNETH WILLIAM ELGIN Alan R. Jackson Sentencing A 39-year-old Tyler man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/10/08 VINITA KINCAID LEWIS Mary Ann Cozby Plea A 46-year old Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/10/08 Multiple Individuals Multiple AUSAs Indictments A federal grand jury returned indictments late yesterday charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/9/08 GREGGORY DEWAYNE WILLIAMS Richard L. Moore Plea A 23-year-old Gregg County man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/8/08 HAROLD EARL SCALLON Bill Baldwin Plea A 60-year-old Jacksonville, Texas man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/8/08 DALE A. LOWERY and
BRENDA G. LOWERY
Jim Noble Plea A Troup couple has pleaded guilty to Social Security benefits fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/8/08 AKEEM BERNARD STROUPE,
BRANDON SCOTT LOVE and
ZACHARY DAVID KISER
Mary Ann Cozby Sentencing Three East Texas men have been sentenced for a federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/8/08 WILLIAM LAMAR STONER Jim Noble Plea A 55-year-old San Antonio man has pleaded guilty to transporting harmful fish without a license in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/7/08 MARCUS DESHAWN HUNTER Denise Simpson Sentencing A 26-year-old federal prisoner has been sentenced for a violation involving illegal drugs in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/7/08 LATASHA JAMES Denise Simpson Sentencing A 29-year-old Texarkana, Texas woman has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for selling crack cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/7/08 RICHARD ANTHONY SOARES Denise Simpson Plea A 49-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal DWI charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/7/08 JASON RAY MCCAIN Richard L. Moore Sentencing A 28-year-old Longview man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/3/08 DAVID MICHAEL ANDERSON,JAVIER ABRAHAM CARILLO and JACK CALHOUN MOORE Mary Ann Cozby Plea Three men have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/2/08 EFRAIN FIGUEROA, FRANCISCO JAVIER FIGUEROA William Baldwin Plea Two men have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/2/08 JUAN CAMACHO CALDERON Allen Hurst Plea A 40-year-old Tyler man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
4/2/08 KEANE LAMAR LEWIS, JOSE CANDELARIO RIOS, WILLIAM EARL PEMBERTON, DAVID SHAWN GROSS Denise Simpson, Jim Middleton, Richard Moore Indictments A federal grand jury returned several indictments late yesterday on cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/31/08 JOHN CHARLES "CHUCK" MAZOCH Jim Noble Plea A Beaumont business executive has pleaded guilty to environmental crimes in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/31/08 BOB ALLEN HAYES, Jr. Robert Hobbs Sentencing A 32-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/27/08 CESAR LUIS ALVAREZ, FABIAN ARTHUR GONZALES, JR., SALVADOR ALVAREZ, a/k/a CARLOS NEVAREZ, JR. William Baldwin Plea Three men have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/27/08 WILLIAM CHAD MERCER, a/k/a BRYSON MERCER Terri L. Hagan Sentencing A 36-year-old Plano man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for mail fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/27/08 MILTON KEITH BUNN Mary Ann Cozby Detention A 43-year-old Gilmer, Texas man appeared in court today for a detention hearing after having been charged with multiple counts of child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/25/08 DANIEL “DUSTY” FLANAGAN Jim Middleton Sentencing A former deputy with the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for civil rights violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/25/08 JAMES JARRETT GLASS Shamoil T. Shipchandler Sentencing A 63-year-old former University of North Texas professor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for public corruption in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/24/08 CAROL RIBAUDO, and SONJA RITZ Shamoil T. Shipchandler and J. Andrew Williams Sentencing Two former McKinney travel agents have been sentenced to federal prison for mail and wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/19/08 ALBERT LEE CLARK John Craft Plea A 24-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/19/08 DERRICK JERMOND COLLINS John Craft Sentencing A 30-year-old Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/19/08 STEVEN RAY ANGELLE John B. Ross Indictment A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a 31-year-old Nederland man with drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/19/08 MILTON KEITH BUNN Mary Ann Cozby Indictment A 43-year-old Gilmer, Texas man appeared in court today after having been charged with multiple counts of child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/14/08 AVERY OSHE BUSH Richard L. Moore Plea A 30-year-old Dallas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/13/08 JAMES WILEY STINNETT, JR. John Ross Sentencing A 44-year-old Tahlequah, Oklahoma man, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for threatening to bomb a federal facility and kill a federal agent in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/12/08 MICHAEL PAUL KENNEDY Sarah Wannarka Sentencing A former Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Deputy has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/12/08 MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS Errin Martin, Randall Blake, M. Andrew Stover, Stevan Buys and Michele A. Ratcliffe Indictments A federal grand jury has returned indictments today charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/11/08 LAROMANAIN DONTE ANDERSON, PERCY LEE OLIVER Robert L. Hobbs Sentencing Two men have received lengthy prison sentences for a kidnapping on Interstate-10 in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/11/08 MOLTEN CLEMON SMITH, JR. Randall L. Fluke Sentencing A 29-year-old Port Sulphur, Louisiana man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/11/08 ERICA ANN PHILLIPS, TIMOTHY COOPER Mary Ann Cozby Plea Two persons have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/6/08 ERIC CHAD AARON Richard L. Moore Sentencing A 27-year-old Gladewater man has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/6/08 TONY DONDRE WILLIAMS Randall L. Fluke Sentencing A 41-year-old Port Arthur man has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/6/08 PAUL PERRITT Joseph R. Batte Sentencing A former Beaumont Police officer has been sentenced for mail fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/6/08 EDDIE WAYNE LEVIAS, PATRICK JEROME LEVIAS, FREDERICO JOHNSON, JR., JOSE FEDERICO CRUZ Robert L. Rawls Indictment A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Newton residents with armed bank robbery in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/5/08 ARTURO HERRERA John Craft Sentencing A 25-year-old Gainesville, Georgia man has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/4/08 JOSE REYES-GARCIA Reynaldo P. Morin Sentencing The ring leader in the drug investigation known as "Operation Kings Court" has been sentenced to 275 months in federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/4/08 RIGOBERO MERCADO TORRES, HAROLD EARL SCALLON, BILLY JOE HUFF, STEVEN BRENT LEMONS, DENISE WARD Lisa Flournoy, Bill Baldwin, Jim Noble Indictments A federal grand jury returned several indictments this week on cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
3/3/08 TENIKA NICOLE SEAL Denise Simpson Plea An 18-year-old Morristown, TN woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/28/08 CHANCELLOR GUNTER, LUIS RUBEN FLORES, ROMIE WESLEY BROWN Jim Noble Sentencing Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for separate federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/28/08 LARRY WAYNE DUNCAN Randall L. Fluke Plea A 36-year-old Cleveland, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/27/08 SHAMEECK ADUNDA FILLS John Craft and David Henderson Conviction A jury in the United States Federal Court in Beaumont, Texas, returned verdicts of guilty against a former Federal Bureau of Prisons corrections officer in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/26/08 KYLE BATTS Jim Middleton Plea A 38-year-old Hughes Springs, Texas man has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $40,000.00 of labor union assets in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/26/08 ROBERT LAWRENCE EICHENOUR, BRIAN BECKER Shamoil Shipchandler Plea Two men have pleaded guilty to illegally importing wildlife in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/26/08 HUNTER QUIN TILLERY, BILLY SHANE FORD Richard Moore Sentencing Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/26/08 VINCENT WING-SHING WONG, ALVIN RAY GIPSON, JR. Terri L. Hagan Plea Two Texas men have pleaded guilty to separate federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/26/08 WILLIAM JAMES OLIVER Bill Baldwin Sentencing A 22-year-old Wills Point man has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/25/08 MARVIN LAMONT WHITE Jim Noble Sentencing A 35-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for credit card fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/21/08 ELLIS JOSEPH MOSHER Joseph R. Batte and J. Malcolm Bales Sentencing A 34-year old federal inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a fellow prisoner at the United States Penitentiary in Beaumont in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/21/08 JOHN FITZGERALD RICE, JR.,
JOSHUA JEROME HAYWARD, aka BRANDON METOYER,
SARAH LYNN CORMIER,
ALDRAIN JERAY BOOKER,
WILLIAM GENE STANTON, and
KEISHA GUIDRYN
Michelle Englade Indictments A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging six Jefferson County residents with federal charges related to a December car-jacking in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/19/08 WILYUM HENDERSON Randall L. Fluke Plea A 50-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/19/08 SITE CONCRETE, INC. Shamoil T. Shipchandler Sentencing A Grand Prairie Corporation has been sentenced for making false statements to the Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA) in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/15/08 ARMANDO MARTINEZ CARMONA, NICOLA JANE HOLTZMAN and JIMMIE ADAMS Christopher Tortorice and Robert Rawls Plea Three Southeast Texans pleaded guilty in connection with a health care fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/15/08 BRYAN DURELL LYNCH Richard L. Moore Plea A 25-year-old Longview man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/15/08 DR. PRIYA RAMNATH Reynaldo P. Morin Waive Extradition A 39-year-old Lufkin anesthesiologist has agreed to waive extradition in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/14/08 MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS Randall Blake, Shamoil T. Shipchandler, M. Andrew Stover, Andrew Williams, Maureen Smith, Sam Cantrell, Stevan Buys, Michele A. Ratcliffe Indictments A federal grand jury has returned indictments late Wednesday, February 13, 2008, charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/7/08 ROBERT DANIEL DAVIS David H. Henderson, Jr., Gerard Rawls Sentencing A 54-year-old inmate at the Beaumont Federal Prison has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for filing a false lien in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/7/08 JOSE DEJESUS RAMOS-CASTILLO, JOSE MARTINEZ-RAMIREZ, GERMAHIN ANGINO, JOSE EDUARDO ARELLANO-VASQUEZ, SERGIO ALEJANDRO CLAUDIO-HERNANDEZ Alan R. Jackson Plea Five Mt. Pleasant men have pleaded guilty to misuse of Social Security Account numbers in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/6/08 MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS Jim Noble, Denise Simpson, Bill Baldwin Indictments A federal grand jury returned several indictments this week on cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/5/08 TERRI LYNN REYNOLDS Allen Hurst Sentencing A 37-year-old Longview woman has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/5/08 RICKY LEE SMITH Denise Simpson Plea A 51-year-old Dallas man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms and drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/5/08 JAVIER CORTEZ Errin Martin and Maureen Smith Plea A 31-year-old McKinney man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/5/08 MATTHEW BILLING SCHLATRE Denise Simpson Plea A 49-year-old Queen City, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal bank robbery charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/4/08 CALANDRIS DEANDRE LAMB William Baldwin Plea A 27-year-old Lufkin man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/4/08 ERIC DESHUN HEAD Richard L. Moore Plea A 30-year-old Longview man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/4/08 PAUL GREGORY AND MILLIE GREGORY Denise Simpson Plea A Texarkana, Texas couple have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use unauthorized access devices and use of unauthorized access devices in the Eastern District of Texas.
2/1/08 THOMAS DALE AMBURN, JESSE JOSEPH MONTOYA Richard L. Moore Plea Two men have pleaded guilty to separate drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/30/08 ANTHONY ANDREW BRUNNER, ESTEBAN ROBLEZ SOLIS, JR. Richard Moore Sentencing Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/29/08 BRIAN KEITH WILSON Christopher Tortorice and Robert L. Rawls Plea A 34-year-old Orange, Texas man has pleaded guilty to health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/29/08 RONALD CHAD FERGUSON John Craft Plea A 29-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 STEPHANIE SMITH Denise O. Simpson Plea A 40-year-old Frisco woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 MICHAEL EDWARD BROWN, AKA MIKE JONES Richard L. Moore Plea A 33-year-old Longview man has pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 MARCUS DESHAWN HUNTER, SENEKA WILLAMS Denise O. Simpson Plea Two federal prisoners have pleaded guilty to separate violations involving illegal drugs in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 PAUL KEITH DICKEY, WILBUR CRAIG SMITH Randall L. Fluke Sentencing Two men have been sentenced to prison for separate federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 CURTIS JOSEPH HERMAN, ORLANDO THOMAS HOLLIDAY, III. John Craft Plea Two men have pleaded guilty to separate drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/23/08 ROBERT EARL WILSON, ANTHONY LIONEL JONES, JEFFERY JAMON GRANT John Ross Indictment A federal grand jury has returned a 9-count indictment today charging three Beaumont men with federal gun and drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/22/08 CHARLIE MONROE REID, JR. Randall L. Fluke Plea A 24-year-old Silsbee man has pleaded guilty to charges of hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/17/08 ALEXIS BERNARD TERRY Michelle S. Englade and Robert L. Hobbs Sentencing A 35-year-old Port Arthur man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for a fatal carjacking in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/16/08 MARIANNA MILLER, JASON CORY FREGIA John Craft Conviction A Sour Lake, Texas couple has been convicted of hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/16/08 MICHAEL LLOYD FRANCIS Richard L. Moore Sentencing A 48-year-old Richmond, Texas man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/15/08 FLORENCE UBAK-OFFIONG Dave Henderson Conviction A medical equipment supplier has been convicted of health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/15/08 BOB ALLEN HAYES, Jr. Robert Hobbs Plea A 32-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to charges of hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/11/08 ANTONIO TAMEZ, JR., BUOAKAI SONSING PEELER John A. Craft, Robert L. Rawls Sentencing A man and a woman have been sentenced for separate drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/11/08 CRAIG TIMOTHY KEE Mary Ann Cozby Sentencing A 46-year-old Whitehouse, Texas man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit his home for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/11/08 DWAYNE LEE POTTER Randall L. Fluke Sentencing A 43-year-old Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/10/08 ROBERT LAMASCUS   Sentencing A 39-year-old former Frisco High School teacher and soccer coach has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/10/08 BRENDA KAY HENDERSON, THOMAS CHRISTOPHER REESE, FELEMON FLORES-DON JUAN, CARLOS OLIVAS DOZAL,JESUS OLIVAS DOZAL, OMAR ALONZO-MARTINEZ M. Andrew Stover, Stevan A. Buys, Errin Martin Indictments A federal grand jury has returned several indictments this week charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
1/9/08 MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS Alan Jackson, Jim Noble Indictments A federal grand jury has returned several indictments this week on cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
Indictments and criminal informations are formal accusations of criminal conduct, not evidence. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until convicted through due process of law.

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