Press Releases Issued 2009
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| DEC 2009 | |||
| DEC 31, 2009 | ONKEN, Stacy | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Euless, Texas, man pleads guilty to child pornography charge |
| DEC 28, 2009 | STOWERS, Ronnie Joe | Guilty Plea (Drake/Amarillo) |
Swisher County man faces up to life in prison for kidnaping former girlfriend |
| DEC 22, 2009 | FERNANDES, Sheldon | Complaint/Arrest (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
UT-Arlington graduate student detained on child pornography charges |
| DEC 21, 2009 | BOHANNON, Gordon Clark | Guilty Plea (Haag/Baker/Williams/Lubbock) |
Former Hockley County Chief Deputy Sheriff pleads guilty in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy |
| DEC 18, 2009 | MCDOW, Yolanda, a/k/a "Yo" | Sentencing (Tromblay/Kull/Dewald/Dallas) |
Scarecrow Bandit sentenced to nearly 16 years - served as "lookout" |
| DEC 18, 2009 | GRAY, David Ray | Indictment (Saleem/Dallas) |
Former Kaufman County church music minister indicted on child pornography charges |
| DEC 16, 2009 | MURPHY, III, Thomas James | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Bedford, Texas, man admits producing child pornography |
| DEC 16, 2009 | NGO, Tung | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Arlington, Texas, man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography |
| DEC 15, 2009 | HUFFMAN, Clifford Eugene | Sentencing (Saleem/Dallas) |
Wichita County, Texas, man sentenced to 150 months on child pornography conviction |
| DEC 15, 2009 | DIAZ, Mauricio | Sentencing (Haffar/Valle/Dallas) |
Gang leader sentenced to 30 years on weapons and narcotics convictions |
| DEC 15, 2009 | READ, Chad W. | Sentencing (Jacobo/Lubbock) |
Lubbock man sentenced to 18 months for embezzling from health clubs in Texas and Oklahoma |
| DEC 11, 20090 | SARAN, Rakesh Jyoti | Sentencing (Meacham/Heath/McKenna/delaGarza/ Stokes/Dallas) |
Lead defendant in health care fraud and rogue internet pharmacy scheme sentenced to 12 years and $68 million restitution |
| DEC 11, 2009 | CALHOUN, Donald | Sentencing (McCarthy/Tromblay/Dallas) |
Grand Prairie, Texas, man sentenced to more than 15 year for exploding a pipe bomb in attempt to kill wife |
| DEC 11, 2009 | SOWARDS, Jackie R. | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth man arrested in undercover sting sentenced to 10 years and $15,000 fine on child pornography conviction |
| DEC 10, 2009 | SALAZAR, James Vallejo | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Austin, Texas, man admits producing and transporting child pornography |
| DEC 10, 2009 | BARBER, Tommy Eugene | Guilty Plea (Buie/Dallas) |
Dallas man pleads guilty in oil and gas securities case |
| DEC 10, 2009 | RUFF, Matthew D. | Guilty Plea (Sparks/Dallas) |
Dallas man pleads guilty to child porn charge - repairman discovered child porn |
| DEC 9, 2009 | WELCH, Judy Darlene | Sentencing (Drake/Amarillo) |
Deaf Smith County, Texas, woman sentend to 36 months in tax case |
| DEC 9, 2009 | CLUCK, Kathy Parsley | Guilty Plea (Drake/Amarillo) |
Former loan officer pleads guilty in bank fraud case |
| DEC 9, 2009 | LAYTON, Shannon Leigh | Guilty Plea (Drake/Amarillo) |
Former credit union employee admits stealing from Texas Plains Federal Credit Union |
| DEC 9, 2009 | YOUNG, Ronald Scott | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth man admits possessing child pornography |
| DEC 8, 2009 | Law Enforcement Arrests Members of Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Operating in the Greenville, Texas, area | Indictments/Arrests (Tourje/Dallas) |
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| DEC 4, 2009 | MOVSESYAN, Rafayel | Guilty Plea (Miller/Dallas) |
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) business owner in Dallas pleads guilty to aggravated ID theft in Medicare fraud case |
| DEC 4, 2009 | CERON-HERNANDEZ, Job Ismael | Sentencing (Yanowitch/Dallas) |
Four sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences in firearms sumggling case |
| DEC 3, 2009 | FROMAN, Bobby Duwayne | Guilty Plea (Baker/Haag/Williams/Lubbock) |
Major meth traffickig ring leader and founder of Aces and Eights outlaw motorcycle gant pleads guilty |
| DEC 2, 2009 | HILL, Jeffrey Keith and SHELTON, Jerry Lee | Sentencing (Miller/Dallas) |
Local men sentenced for possessing child pornography |
| DEC 2, 2009 | GRAY, David Ray | Arrest (Saleem/Dallas) |
Former Kaufman County church minister released on bond after arrest on federal child pornography charge |
| DEC 1, 2009 | CARRASCO, Rolando Garcia, et al. | Indictments/Arrests (Haag/Roberts/Lubbock) |
Arrests made in cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracies |
| DEC 1, 2009 | BAGERT, Matthew | Sentencing (Saleem/Dallas) |
Former Grand Prairie, Texas, priest sentenced to more than four years on child pornography conviction |
| DEC 1, 2009 | ALSONSO, Enrique Martinez | Sentencing (Guy/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced to maximum guideline sentence of eight years in counterfeiting case |
| NOV 2009 | |||
| NOV 24, 2009 | JEFFERSON, Shon | Conviction (Walters/Tromblay) |
Jury convicts Dallas man on crack cocaine and firearm charges - faces up to life in prison |
| NOV 24, 2009 | SAUCEDO, Dionisio Anibel | Guilty Plea (Haag/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas, man pleads guilty to federal firearm offense - defendant involved in traffic stop in Concho County in which DPS Trooper was shot |
| NOV 24, 2009 | CALLAWAY, Patrick Alan | Complaint/arrest (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge orders Grapevine, Texas, man detained on childl pornography charge |
| NOV 24, 2009 | CORONADO, Basilio | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Businessman admits selling conventional crops as organic |
| NOV 20, 2009 | PALACIOS, Uriel | Sentencing |
Dallas resident sentenced to 30 years for role in cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy related to Mexico's Gulf Cartel |
| NOV 20, 2009 | ESPINOSA, Peter M. | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Mineral Wells, Texas, man sentenced to 97 months for receiving child pornography |
| NOV 20, 2009 | HUGHES, Bobby Ray; HUGHES, Shirley K.; HUGHES, Jimmy Lee; and HALLMARK, Alma Faye | Sentencing (Haag/Roberts/Lewis) |
San Angelo family members sentenced in structuring case |
| NOV 20, 2009 | PINKSTON, John C. | Sentencing (Fort Worth/Lewis) |
Fort Worth man sentenced to 78 moths on child pornography conviction |
| NOV 19, 2009 | PELLAND, Harvey James | Indictment (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Federal grand jury charges Howard County, Texas, man with child pornography offenses |
| NOV 16, 2009 | NALLEY, Carlton | Sentencing (Heath/Dallas) |
Last defendant sentenced (9 years) in swatting conspiracy |
| NOV 13, 2009 | CHOICE, Standric | Sentencing (Etessam/Dallas) |
Former Dallas Sheriff's Deputy sentenced to 15 years on cocaine trafficking and firearms convictions |
| NOV 13, 2009 | LARA, Joseph Kelly | Sentencing (Buie/Dallas) |
Man who faked being a lawyer and investment banker sentenced to 20 years and ordered to pay $1,058,365 in restitution on securities fraud conviction |
| NOV 12, 2009 | JUDAH, Benny Lee | Guilty Plea (Baker/Roberts/Lubbock) |
Lubbock businessman admits causing more than $50 million in losses to investors - defendant remanded into custody |
| NOV 6, 2009 | EWING, Bryan Munson | Sentencing (Miller/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced to 17.5 years for producing child pornography |
| NOV 5, 2009 | RUSSELL, David Lee and HEGWOOD, Dennis Carl | Guilty Pleas (Baker/Haag/Williams/Lubbock) |
Major methamphetamine supply sources plead guilty in case targeting members of outlaw motorcycle gang |
| NOV 2, 2009 | IVORY, Freddie Darnell | Sentencing (Kull/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced for robbing Desoto, Texas bank with toy gun |
| NOV 2, 2009 | BELDEN, Michael | Sentencing (Sparks/Dallas) |
Judge sentences 60-yr-old Dallas man to more than six years for possessing child pornography |
| OCT 2009 | |||
| OCT 28, 2009 | MCDANIEL, James | Sentencing (McCarthy/Dewald/Kacsmaryk/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced to LIFE in prison for supplying drugs that killed Southern Methodist University (SMU) student |
| OCT 27, 2009 | RODRIGUEZ, Hector Omero | Sentencing | Leader of cocaine trafficking conspiracy related to Mexico's Gulf Cartel is sentenced to 20 years |
| OCT 23, 2009 | DICKSON, Bryan K. | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Keller, Texas, man sentenced to the maximum of 70 years on child pornography production and possession convictions |
| OCT 23, 2009 | CESARE, Robert | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Tarrant county man sentenced to 30 months for possessing child porn |
| OCT 22, 2009 | Law Enforcement Makes Arrests Related to Mexican La Familia Drug Trafficking Cartel - More than 110 Defendants Charged in the NDTX as Part of "Project Coronado" | Indictments/Arrests (Dallas/Fort Worth) |
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| OCT 20, 2009 | ONKEN, Stacy | Complaint/Arrest (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge orders Euless, Texas man detained on child pornography charge |
| OCT 15, 2009 | NOBLES, William Ray | Indictment (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas,, man arrested on several child pornography, child obscenity and child enticement federal charges |
| OCT 14, 2009 | LEWIS, Ricky Joe and HUNTER, Alexis | Sentencing (Gatto/Dallas) |
Wichita Falls, Texas, couple sentenced on drug and firearms convictions - Lewis sentenced to nearly 22 years |
| OCT 13, 2009 | HUTCHERSON, Tyrone Luvoid | Conviction (Gulde/Lamberson/Drake) |
Jury finds Tulia man guilty of robbing banks in Plainview and Amarillo, Texas |
| OCT 9, 2009 | MORRIS, James Gregory | Arrest/Indictment (Sparks/Dallas) |
Fugitive arrested by FBI pleads not guilty to child pornography charges |
| OCT 9, 2009 | HERNANDEZ, Fernando | Arrest/Indictment (Jarvis/Dallas) |
IRS employee indicted in bribery case |
| OCT 9, 2009 | MURPHY, Thomas James III | Arrest/Complaint (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge orders Bedford, Texas, man detained on distribution of child pornography charge |
| OCT 8, 2009 | PEARSON, Loretta; AYDEMIR, Aynur Asya; and GUREL, John Can | Sentencing (Penley/Heath/Dallas) |
Final defendant sentenced in computer theft ring conspiracy case |
| OCT 8, 2009 | SMADI, Hosam Maher Husein | Indictment (Elieson/Dallas) |
Federal grand jury in Dallas indicts man for attempting to bomb Dallas skyscraper |
| OCT 5, 2009 | HILL, Don; HILL, Sheila Farrington; LEE, D'Angelo; REAGAN, Darren L.; and ROBERTSON, Rickey | Conviction (Busch/Saldana/Meacham/Dallas) |
Federal jury returns guilty verdicts in "Dallas City Hall Corruption Case" - Former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, his wife, Sheila Farrington Hill, and a cadre of associates are convicted following three-month trial |
| OCT 2, 2009 | STRINGER, Rod Cameron | Sentencing (Baker/Roberts/Lubbock) |
Lamesa, Texas, man who ran fraudulent investment scheme, sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $7.4 million in restitution |
| OCT 2, 2009 | SIMMONS, Joyce M. | Sentencing (Klinck/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth tax preparer sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $28 million in restitution |
| OCT 2, 2009 | MARTINEZ, Eduardo Sosa; GARCIA, Sammy; GARCIA, Emilio Lopez; MARTINEZ, Johnny Sosa; and VILLAREAL, Armando, Jr. | Sentencing (Haag/Lubbock) |
Top-ranking members of the Mexican Mafia are sentenced to lengthy prison sentences |
| OCT 2, 2009 | KEE, Dennis Wade | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Wichita Falls) |
Young county man admits possessing child pornography |
| OCT 1, 2009 | NUNEZ, David | Sentencing (Miller/Dallas) |
Waxahachie, Texas, man sentenced to eight years for transporting and shipping child pornography |
| SEP 2009 | |||
| SEP 30, 2009 | MUYABA, Fabian; MUDEKUNYE, Joseph; HENSON, Nichelle | Sentencing (Revesz/Mitchell/Dallas) |
Dallas tax preparers receive lengthy prison sentences for role in conspiracy |
| SEP 30, 2009 | LAKEY, Kerry Wayne | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Burch/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas, man pleads guilty to child obscenity and child pornography charges |
| SEP 29, 2009 | SIMS, Barbara Blanton | Guilty Plea (McCarthy/Guy/Dallas) |
60-year-old Rowlett, Texas woman pleads guilty to heroin charge |
| SEP 25, 2009 | WILCOX, Kenneth Michael | Sentencing (Sucsy/Burch/Lubbock) |
Lubbock man sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping three children |
| SEP 24, 2009 | SMADI, Hosam Maher Husein | Arrest/Complaint (Elieson/Dallas) |
FBI arrests Jordanian citizen for attempting to bomb skyscraper in downtown Dallas |
| SEP 23, 2009 | CAMARILLO, Maria Refugia | Sentencing (Brown/Mitchell/Dallas) |
72-year-old Fort Worth woman sentenced to nearly 4 years for role as leader of visa fraud scheme |
| SEP 22, 2009 | GLOVER, Carol Lynn | Sentencing (Burch/Drake/Amarillo) |
Registered nurse sentenced to 18 months for stealing from Medicaid |
| SEP 17, 2009 | CUELLAR, Gilbert Anthony, a/k/a "Rascal" | Sentencing (Haag/Lubbock)` |
San Angelo, Texas, gang member sentenced to 20 years |
| SEP 17, 2009 | HARRIS, Andrew Cecil; LOPEZ, Hugo; BUSTILLOS, Betty; GREEK, Jessie James; and GRANTHAM, Jason | Sentencing (Haffar/Valle/Dallas) |
Street gang members sentenced on firearms convictions |
| SEP 15, 2009 | DELGADO, Shri Dhyan and MONTOYA, Adam | Sentencing (Drake/Amarillo) |
Albuquerque residents sentenced in counterfeiting case |
| SEP 15, 2009 | CRABTREE, David | Sentencing (Klinck/Fort Worth) |
Erath County Man sentenced to 5 years for robbing credit union in Step |
| SEP 15, 2009 | SMITH, Larry Donnell | Sentencing (Tourje/Walters/Wichita Falls) |
Wichita County Man sentenced to nearly 17 years on drug and firearms convictions |
| SEP 14, 2009 | CARTWRIGHT, Staci Renee | Sentencing (Drake/Amarillo) |
Law firm office manager sentenced to nearly four years for stealing cash from firm |
| SEP 14, 2009 | SMITH, Thomas James Frederick and EDWARDS,, David Anthony | Indictment (Heath/Dallas) |
Trial set in Botnet Hacking case |
| SEP 14, 2009 | SAUCEDO, Dionisio Anibal, Jr. | Indictment (Haag/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas, man charged with federal firearm and firearm-related offenses |
| SEP 3, 2009 | LOCKHART, Eugene Jr.; TISDALE, William Randolph Jr.; JONES, Hubert; BEACHAM, Lendell; SUAREZ, Patricia Ortega; HINDS, Suzette Switzer; CALDWELL, Michael Anthony; KNEELAND, Donna Lois; and MOORMAN, Bryan J. | Indictment (Jarvis/Dallas) |
Former Dallas Cowboys Football Player, Eugene Lockhart, and Eight Others, Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
| SEP 2, 2009 | TROXLER, Lanas Evans | Sentencing (Revesz/Kemins/Silversmith) |
Former investment advisor sentenced to 40 months on tax evasion and other convictions related to illegal offshore shelters |
| SEP 2, 2009 | TRANTHAM, Tyler Brock | Guilty Plea (Saleem/Wichita Falls) |
Wichita Falls, Texas, man pleads guilty to three federal child pornography charges |
| SEP 2, 2009 | NGO, Tung | Arrest/Complaint (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge orders Arlington, Texas, man detained on child pornography charge |
| SEP 2, 2009 | DIAZ, Mauricio | Conviction (Haffar/Valle/Wichita Falls) |
Gang leader convicted on federal weapons and narcotics charges |
| SEP 2, 2009 | READ, Emily J., a/k/a Emily Joe Khalili Read | Sentencing (Jacobo/Lubbock) |
Woman sentenced to 41 months for embezzling more than $600,000 from health clubs in Texas and Oklahoma |
| AUG 2009 | |||
| AUG 20, 2009 | WILLIAMS, Donald Ray | Sentencing (Calvert/Dallas) |
Dallas man who committed armored car robbery sentenced to 23 years |
| AUG 14, 2009 | SOWARDS, Jackie R. | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth man arrested in undercover operation pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge |
| AUG 13, 2009 | DUFFEY, Corey Deyon, a.k.a. “Keyno,” a.k.a.“Calvin Brown”; HEWITT, Tony R. a.k.a. “PricelessT”; ROSS, Jarvis Dupree, a.k.a. “Dookie,” a.k.a.“Dapree Dollars,” a.k.a. “Fifty”; RUNNELS, Charles Runnels, a.k.a. “Junior”; and REECE, Antonyo, a.k.a. “Seven” | Conviction (Tromblay/Kull/Dewald/Dallas) |
Jury convicts "Scarecrow Bandits" on bank robbery and firearm offenses - defendants convicted of 9 armed bank robberies and attempted armed bank robberies in Dallas area from Jan - June 2008 |
| AUG 7, 2009 | POWERS, Royce Dean | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Tarrant County man sentenced to 97 months for possessing child pornography |
| AUG 7, 2009 | PINKSTON, John C. | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth man pleads guilty to child pornography offense |
| JUL 2009 | |||
| JUL 31, 2009 | ESPINOSA, Peter M. | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Mineral Wells man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge |
| JUL 23, 2009 | McGRAW, Jessie William, a/k/a "Ghost Exodus" | Indictment (Heath/Dallas) |
Federal grand jury indicts Arlington security guard for hacking into hospital's computer system |
| JUL 22, 2009 | AVILA-ORTIZ, Ramon | Arrest/Complaint (Haag/Lubbock) |
Mexican citizen charged with attempting to smuggle nearly $300,000 in cash from U.S. to Mexico |
| JUL 21, 2009 | VAUGHT, David | Conviction (Burgess/Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Jury convicts methamphetamine trafficker who faces a mandatory maximum life sentence - methamphetamine was distributed in North Fort Worth and North Richland Hills, Texas |
| JUL 16, 2009 | INGERSON, Fred III | Guilty Plea (Burgess/Fort Worth) |
Convicted felon from Granbury, Texas, faces up to 10 years for possessing firearm |
| JUL 16, 2009 | HENSCH, Rodney Earl | Guilty Plea (Sparks/Dallas) |
Dallas man arrested in undercover sting operation pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge - faces up to 40 years in prison |
| JUL 10, 2009 | ARRESTS IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA TARGET MEMBERS OF KNOWN OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANG IN METHAMPHETAMINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY - TWO DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN CONSPIRACY ARE HOCKLEY COUNTY, TEXAS, SHERIFF DEPUTIES | Indictment (Baker/Williams) |
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| JUL 10, 2009 | LOTT, Danny Randell | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Abilene, Texas, man sentenced to 108 months on child pornography conviction |
| JUL 2, 2009 | HICKS, Paul | Sentencing (Sparks/Dallas) |
Tarrant county man sentenced to 15 years on child porn conviction - had at least 2 million images and videos of child pornography |
| JUL 1, 2009 | CAMARILLO, Maria Refugia | Guilty Plea (Brown/Mitchell/Dallas) |
Seventy-one-year-old Fort Worth woman admits role as leader of visa fraud scheme - arranged marriages between foreign nationals and U.S. citizens for a fee |
| JUL 1, 2009 | PEREZ, Ramon and MARTINEZ, Luciano | Indictment (Kemins/Silversmith/Dallas) |
Tax preparers who worked for Twin Tax in Dallas, appear in federal court on fraud and false statement charges |
| JUN 2009 | |||
| JUN 30, 2009 | MCGRAW, Jesse William, a/k/a "GhostExodus," "PhantomExodizzmo," Howard Daniel Bertin," Howard William McGraw," and "Howard Rogers" | Complaint/Arrest (Heath/Dallas) |
Arlington security guard arrested on federal charges for hacking into hospital's computer system - Allegedly posted video of himself compromising a hospital's computer system on Youtube |
| JUN 30, 2009 | RICHARDSON, Steve | Sentencing (Saleem/Miller/Dallas) |
Former pastor sentenced to 17 years on child pornography convictions. |
| JUN 29, 2009 | STRINGER, Rod Cameron | Guilty Plea (Baker/Roberts/Lubbock) |
Lamesa, Texas, man who ran fraudulent investment scheme, pleads guilty to money laundering. Defendant inflicted nearly $7 million i losses |
| JUN 29, 2009 | WEIGMAN, Matthew and BENTON, Sean Paul | Sentencing (Heath/Dallas) |
Two individuals convicted in swatting conspiracy sentenced |
| JUN 25, 2009 | MATA, Rigoberto | Conviction (Kull/Tromlay/Dallas) |
Jury convicts final defendant charged in a cocaine trafficking cell associated with Mexico's Gulf Cartel (Defendant's arrest part of "Operation Dos Equis" |
| JUN 23, 2009 | MUDEKUNYE, Joseph; MUYABA, Fabian; and HENSON, Nichelle | Conviction (Revesz/Mitchell/Dallas) |
Federal jury convicts tax preparers in conspiracy |
| JUN 19, 2009 | SEGURA, Jason | Sentencing (Sucsy/Dallas) |
San Angelo, Texas, man sentenced to 30 years for producing child |
| JUN 19, 2009 | LEWIS, Ricky Joe and HUNTER, Alexis | Guilty Plea (Gatto/Dallas) |
Man and woman from Wichita Falls, Texas, plead guilty to drug and firearms charges - methamphetamine was being manufactured at their residence |
| JUN 16, 2009 | LOTT, Joe Henry | Guilty Plea (Sparks/Dallas) |
Garland, Texas, man admits downloading hundreds of images of child pornography from Internet |
| JUN 15, 2009 | CHAVEZ, Marie, a/k/a "Shorty" | Guilty Plea (Skipper/Cooley/Lubbock) |
Wife of gang leader pleads guilty to narcotics charges |
| JUN 15, 2009 | SIMMONS, Joyce M. | Guilty Plea (Eddins/Klinck/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth tax preparer pleads guilty in federal court and is remanded into custody |
| JUN 12, 2009 | VALDIVIEZ, Ricardo, a/k/a "Ricky," et al. | Sentencings (Skipper/Lubbock) |
Members of cocaine and meth trafficking organization that operated in the Abilene, Texas, area and throughout North Texas, sentenced to lengthy prison sentences and huge forfeitures |
| JUN 12, 2009 | CESARE, Robert | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth |
North Richland Hills, Texas, man admits possessing child pornography |
| JUN 12, 2009 | TAYLOR, Jack Arvil, Jr. and TAYLOR, Amy Catherine | Sentencing (Klinck/Fort Worth) |
Brother and sister sentenced in counterfeiting/explosive device case |
| JUN 8, 2009 | DEAN, Kevin J. | (Guilty Plea) (Busch/Saldana/Meacham) |
Another defendant charged in "Dallas City Hall Corruption Case" pleads guilty to conspiring to commit extortion |
| JUN 8, 2009 | DICKSON, Bryan K. | Conviction (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Keller, Texas, man convicted on child pornography and possession charges - defendant took pornographic images of baby boy he babysat |
| JUN 5, 2009 | MCDANIEL, James | Conviction (McCarthy/Dewald/Kacsmaryk |
Federal jury convicts Dallas man of supplying drugs that killed Southern Methodist University (SMU) Student |
| JUN 5, 2009 | LEDESMA, Juan Antonio; OLGUIN, Julian Jr.; MACIAS, Hector Daniel; and LOSOYA, Robert | Conviction (Worley/Helmer/Fort Worth) |
Federal jury convicts four on drug trafficking charges - result of DOJ Anti-Gang Initiative |
| JUN 5, 2009 | USMAN, Muhammed Nasiru, a/k/a Nasir Usman; MCNAC, David; and OUTEN, Shaun | Indictment (Miller/McCarthy/Dallas) |
Ambulance company owner and managers indicted in health care fraud scheme |
| JUN 5, 2009 | LARA, Joseph Kelly | Guilty Plea (Buie/Dallas) |
Man who pretended to be a lawyer and investment banker pleads guilty to securities fraud - defendant inflicted more than $1 million in losses |
| JUN 4, 2009 | GOYETTTE, Richard, a/k/a Michael Jurek | Sentencing (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man sentenced to nearly 4 years in federal prison for sending threatening white powder-laced hoax letters |
| JUN 3, 2009 | YOUNG, Ray Dean | Guilty Plea (Penley/Dallas) |
Flower Mound, Texas, man, working at Raytheon, admits stealing and selling thermal weapon sights from employer |
| MAY 2009 | |||
| MAY 29, 2009 | WILCOX, Kenneth Michael | Guilty Verdict (Sucsy/Burch/Lubbock) |
Federal jury convicts Lubbock man of kidnapping three children |
| MAY 28, 2009 | WILLIAMS, Roy David | Guilty Verdict (Drake/Lamberson/Amarillo) |
Federal jury finds contractor guilty of defrauding Pantex of nearly $200,000 |
| MAY 27, 2009 | FEDERAL JUDGE HANDS DOWN SENTENCES IN HOLY LAND FOUNDATION (HLF) CASE | Sentencing (Jacks/Jonas/Shapiro/Dallas) |
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| MAY 20, 2009 | ESPINOSA, Peter M. | Arrest/Complaint (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge detains Mineral Wells, Texas, man on child pornography charge |
| MAY 15, 2009 | BROWN, Cynthia Renee | Sentencing (Heath/Dallas) |
Dallas woman sentenced to nearly 3 years in identity theft case |
| MAY 15, 2009 | PINKSTON, John C. | Arrest (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge detains Fort Worth man on child pornography charge |
| MAY 14, 2009 | LOVING, Stephen Michael | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Dallas) |
San Angelo-area man pleads guilty to child pornography charge |
| MAY 12, 2009 | DAVISON, Ronald | Sentencing (Kull/Dallas) |
Bank robber sentenced to 14 years |
| MAY 11, 2009 | MOAKE, Kevin | Sentencing (Saleem/Dallas) |
Flower Mound man who tried to buy 9-year-old girl for sex, sentenced to 10 years |
| MAY 8, 2009 | RAND, Gregory Keith; RAND, William Nicholas; RAND, Mark Albert; RAND, William Anthony and PETERSEN, Joel William | Indictment (Stokes/Rogers/Dallas) |
Dallas/Collin County family indicted in oil and gas securities fraud scheme |
| MAY 8, 2009 | WORTHAN, Rory Dale | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
West Texas man sentenced to 6 1/2 years on child pornography conviction |
| MAY 8, 2009 | HOLDEN, Branden Tye | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Man sentenced to nearly five years for transporting 14-year-old girl that he met on "My Space" from Virginia to Texas for criminal sexual activity |
| MAY 6, 2009 | DIAZ, Mauricio | Indictment (Haffar/Valle/Wichita Falls) |
Gang leader indicted on federal weapons and narcotics charges |
| MAY 1, 2009 | AYDEMIR, Aynur Asya | Conviction (Penley/Heath/Dallas) |
Jury convicts Collin County, Texas, woman who ran computer theft ring - owned/operated Atlantis Computers in Richardson, Texas |
| MAY 1, 2009 | ADAMS, Deal Duane and HODGES, Billy Eugene | Sentencing (Tromblay/Tourje/Dallas) |
Wichita Falls, Texas, residents sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on conspiracy and firearm charges in methamphetamine manufacturing case |
| MAY 1, 2009 | TAYLOR, Trey Dustin | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
West Texas man sentenced to more than 15 years on child pornography conviction |
| MAY 1, 2009 | MINOR, Laura Cullers and MITCHELL, Sheri Lynn, a/k/a Sheri Samuels and Sheri Dawes | Sentencing (Burch/Lubbock) |
Two women sentenced in health care case - ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution |
| APR 2009 | |||
| APR 30, 2009 | WOLFE, Joseph William and BANUELOS-ROMERO, Ramon |
Sentencing (Lamberson/Gulde/Amarillo) |
Judge sentences men to lengthy federal prison terms for transporting methamphetamine along Interstate 40 |
| APR 30, 2009 | DAVIS, Josephine | False Claims (McKenna/Dallas) |
Former federal employee pays U.S. to resolve false claims arising from public corruption |
| APR 29, 2009 | BOYD, William Eugene | Sentencing (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man sentenced to more than five years for robbing Amarillo National Bank |
| APR 28, 2009 | SMITH, Larry Donnell | Conviction (Tourje/Walters/Dallas) |
Federal jury convicts Wichita County Man on Drug and Firearms charges |
| APR 28, 2009 | CLARK, Desirae | Sentencing (Jarvis/Dallas) |
Rowlett, Texas, woman sentenced to four years for defrauding Wachovia Bank of $526,548 |
| APR 28, 2009 | BAGERT, Matthew | Guilty Plea (Saleem/Dallas) |
Former Grand Prairie, Texas, priest pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge |
| APR 24, 2009 | GONZALEZ, Jose Luis | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Grand Prairie, Texas, man pleads guilty to copyright infringement |
| APR 24, 2009 | SEFFERT, Jason Alan | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Taylor County man sentenced to 17 1/2 years on child pornography conviction |
| APR 24, 2009 | POWERS, Royce Dean | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Tarrant County man pleads guilty to child pornography offense |
| APR 24, 2009 | WOLFORD, Randall Howard | Sentencing (Lewis/Saleem/Fort Worth) |
Ellis County man sentenced to more than 24 years for enticing minor girl to engage in sexual acts |
| APR 24, 2009 | ESPARZA, Janie Sue | Sentencing (Jacobo/Lubbock) |
Former Lubbock Independent School District Program Coordinator sentenced for stealing "No Child Left Behind" funds |
| APR 23, 2009 | WILLIAMS, Donald Ray | Guilty Plea (Calvert/Dallas) |
Dallas man admits committing armored car robbery |
| APR 22, 2009 | SANDERS, Celina; SMITH, Dwayne; HEGGINS, Janie; and HEGGINS-CARTER, Paulette | Sentencing (K Miller/Dallas) |
Defendants, including sisters, sentenced for conspiracy to defraud Dallas-based business of more than $750,000 |
| APR 21, 2009 | WILLIAMS, Roy David | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Contractor indicted for defrauding Pantex of nearly $200,000 |
| APR 21, 2009 | DELGADO, Shri Dhyan and MONTOYA, Adam | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Two Albuquerque, NM residents charged in ID fraud case |
| APR 21, 2009 | SHELNUTT, James Terry | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Convicted felon indicted on one count of being a felon in possession of firearms |
| APR 21, 2009 | WELCH, Judy Darlene | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Woman indicted for making and subscribing false tax returns |
| APR 21, 2009 | SMITH, Jeremy | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man charged with mailing threats to damage or destroy property |
| APR 20, 2009 | QUINONES-RETANA, Guillermo | Sentencing (DeWald/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced to nearly 18 years for role in drug conspiracy; defendant was a supplier to a methamphetamine distribution organization in Fort Worth |
| APR 20, 2009 | HALL, Audrey Michelle | Guilty Plea (Jarvis/Dallas) |
former Lancaster Housing Authority employee pleads guilty in public corruption case |
| APR 20, 2009 | LOTT, Danny Randell | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Abilene, Texas, man pleads guilty in child pornography case |
| APR 15, 2009 | SULLIVAN, Christopher D. | Guilty Plea (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Keller, Texas, man pleads guilty to child pornography offense |
| APR 14, 2009 | PRISON SENTENCES FOR NON-FILERS, DISHONEST TAX PREPARERS, AND DISHONEST FILERS | ||
| APR 10, 2009 | EWING, Bryan Munson | Guilty Plea (Miller/Dallas) |
Dallas man admits producing child pornography - faces 20 years in federal prison |
| APR 8, 2009 | ALLEGED "WELL-KNOWN" STREET GANG MEMBES ARRESTED ON FEDERAL WEAPONS AND NARCOTICS CHARGES | Indictment/Arrests (Haffar/Valle/Wichita Falls) |
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| APR 7, 2009 | BLACK, Oscar | Sentencing (Weimer/Dallas) |
Cattleman sentenced to 75 months and ordered to pay nearly $10 million for running investment scheme |
| APR 3, 2009 | MCGEE, Joanna Lynn | Sentencing (Jarvis/Wichita Falls) |
Officer at TXDOT Credit Union in Wichita Falls, Texas, sentenced to nearly 6 years for embezzlement scheme |
| APR 1, 2009 | CASTILLO, Teresa | Conviction (Guess/Valle/Dallas) |
Federal jury convicts Ellis County, Texas, mom in cocaine trafficking conspiracy |
| APR 1, 2009 | DURAN, David, et al. | Sentencing (Schattman/Kozub/Fort Worth) |
Marijuana trafficking organization shut down - Defendants receive lengthy sentences and forfeit more than $100 million in cash and property |
| MAR 2009 | |||
| MAR 31, 2009 | SIMS, Barbara Blanton | Indictment/Arrest (McCarthy/Dallas) |
Rowlett, Texas, woman, 61, in federal custody following arrest on indictment charging her with possession with intent to distribute heroin |
| MAR 27, 2009 | LOVE, Timothy Earl | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Lubbock, Texas, man sentenced to more than eight years for possessing child pornography |
| MAR 27, 2009 | ADAME, Alvaro Ivan; GOMEZ-LUEVANO, a/k/a Ruben Gomez and MARTINEZ, Reyes David | Indictment (Pierce/Dallas) |
Federal grand jury charges Texas DPS Officer in fraudulent identification document conspiracy |
| MAR 27, 2009 | HICKS, Paul | Guilty Plea (Sparks/Dallas) |
Tarrant county man admits possessing more than 125,000 images of child pornography |
| MAR 27, 2009 | HAGAN, Dennis Ray | Sentencing (Sucsy/Burch/Lubbock) |
Abilene, Texas, man sentenced to more than 15 years on child pornography and obscenity convictions |
| MAR 27, 2009 | ROSNER, Steven | Sentencing (Meacham/Heath/de la Garza) Dallas) |
Major figure in rogue internet pharmacy case sentenced - Lead defendant Rakesh Jyoti Saran to be sentenced next month - conspiracy involved more than $200 million in fraudulently obtained pharmaceuticals |
| MAR 26, 2009 | SEGURA, Jason | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas, man admits producing child pornography |
| MAR 24, 2009 | WALLACE, Patrick Wynard | Guilty Plea (Tromblay/Dallas) |
Serial bank robber pleads guilty - robbed two banks in one day and robbed the same bank twice |
| MAR 20, 2009 | BOYD, Barron Jr. | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Mitchell County, Texas, man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child pornography |
| MAR 20, 2009 | HAYAT, Mohammed Fayyaz | Sentencing (Roberts/Lubbock) |
San Angelo, Texas, meat processing plant owner sentenced t more than three years, fined $10,000 and ordered to pay more than $2 million restitution |
| MAR 20, 2009 | JAMESON, Jonathan Glyn | Sentencing (Williams/Lubbock) |
Man who robbed San Angelo Federal Credit Union sentenced |
| MAR 20, 2009 | CHOICE, Standric | Guilty Plea (Etessam/Dallas) |
Dallas Sheriff's Deputy to plead guilty in cocaine trafficking conspiracy |
| MAR 19, 2009 | WEST, Terry Dean and ARANA, Elizandro Valdez, a/k/a Brian Rodriguez | Guilty Plea (Lamberson/Amarillo) |
Two men plead guilty in health care case involving nursing homes in Pampa and Fort Worth, Texas |
| MAR 19, 2009 | RICHARDSON, Steve | Guilty Plea (Saleem/Miller/Dallas) |
Former pastor at First United Methodist Church in Royse City, Texas, pleads guilty to child pornography charges |
| MAR 19, 2009 | PINTO, Jorge Gomez, Sr. | Guilty Plea (Helmer/Fort Worth) |
Restaurant owner pleads guilty to solicitation of arson |
| MAR 16, 2009 | GOYETTE, Richard, a/k/a Michael Jurek | Guilty Plea (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man pleads guilty to sending threatening white-powder laced hoax letters |
| MAR 16, 2009 | MADEWELL, James Randall | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Tarrant County man sentenced to more than 7 years on child pornography conviction |
| MAR 13, 2009 | FLETCHER, Daniel Hunter | Sentencing (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Virginia man, who was on the lam for seven years, sentenced to 24 months for mail fraud |
| MAR 13, 2009 | DICKSON, Bryan K. | Arrest/Complaint (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Judge orders Keller, Texas, man detained on child pornography charge |
| MAR 12, 2009 | SULLIVAN, Helen K. | Sentencing (Fahey/Dallas) |
Former title company escrow officer sentenced to nearly four years for defrauding her employer of more than $1.2 million |
| MAR 11, 2009 | LOVING, Stephen Michael | Indictment (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
San Angelo-area man indicted on child pornography, obscenity and attempted enticement charges |
| MAR 11, 2009 | RAMIREZ-BUENO, Ray | Conviction (Roberts/Haag/Lubbock) |
Federal jury convicts inmate for assaulting federal officer |
| MAR 9, 2009 | WILKS, James | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Fort Worth man sentenced in child porn case |
| MAR 6, 2009 | LEWIS, John J. | Guilty Plea (Busch/Saldana/Dallas) |
Defendant charged in "Dallas City Hall Corruption Case" agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy charge |
| MAR 6, 2009 | DAVIS, Shane Allen | Sentencing (Lewis/Fort Worth) |
Palo Pinto, County, man sentenced to 10 years for possession of child pornography |
| MAR 3, 2009 | CANTU, Jason Paul and JACKSON, Colin Delawn | Conviction (Guess/Tourje/Dallas) |
Two men affiliated with Gulf Cartel convicted - "Operation Puma" OCDETF investigating resulted in seizure of more than $3 million cash, approximately 500 kilos cocaine and 1000 pounds of marijuana, and firearms |
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| FEB 26, 2009 | 17 MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF VIOLENT GANG INDICTED - FIVE MEMBERS ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED GANG-RELATED MURDERS IN BIG SPRING, TEXAS | INDICTMENT/ARRESTS (Skipper/Lubbock) |
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| FEB 25, 2009 | ARRESTS DISMANTLE MEXICAN MAFIA GANG OPERATING IN ABILENE AND SAN ANGELO, TEXAS | INDICTMENT (Haag/San Angelo) |
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| FEB 24, 2009 | DUNCAN, David Neal | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Federal grand jury in amarillo indicts local lawyer |
| FEB 24, 2009 | GOYETTE, Richard, a/k/a Michael Jurek | Indictment (Drake/Amarillo) |
Federal grand jury returns 65-count indictment against man for sending threatening white-powder laced hoax letters to banks |
| FEB 20, 2009 | HUGHES, Bobby Ray; HUGHES, Shirley K.; HUGHES, Jimmy Lee and HALLMARK, Alma Faye | Indictment (Roberts/Lubbock) |
Federal grand jury charges San Angelo, Texas family with conspiracy in 42-count indictment |
| FEB 19, 2009 | SAMPLES, Steve Kelby | Sentencing (Saleem/Sparks/Dallas) |
Greenville, Tx., man sentenced to 20 years on child pornography convictions |
| FEB 19, 2009 | SANDERS, Walter | Sentencing (Miller/McKenna/Dallas) |
Medical equipment supplier sentenced for health care fraud |
| FEB 13, 2009 | TAYLOR, Jack Arvil, Jr. | Guilty Plea (Klinck/Fort Worth) |
Brother and sister plead guilty in counterfeiting/explosive device investigation |
| FEB 12, 2009 | ANDERSON, Irene | Sentencing (Miller/Dallas) |
Local home health care agency owner sentenced to nearly four years |
| FEB 12, 2009 | JENA, Herbert | Guilty Plea (Jarvis/Dallas) |
Former owner of Montfort Tax Services and Jackson Hubbert Tax Preparation Business in Dallas and Fort Worth admits filing false claims for tax credits |
| FEB 9, 2009 | WILLIAMS, Ricky Gyrone et al. | Sentencing (Calvert/Dallas) |
"Operation Crazywater" defendants sentenced for running PCP, Ecstasy and Marijuana distribution conspiracy near a Dallas middle school |
| FEB 6, 2009 | ESQUIVEL, Relvy | Sentencing (Tromblay/Dallas) |
Dallas man sentenced to 20 years on cocaine conviction |
| FEB 3, 2009 | GOYETTE, Richard Leon; a/k/a Michael Jurek | Complaint/Arrest (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man arrested in New Mexico for sending threatening white powder laced Hoax letters to banks across U.S. |
| FEB 2, 2009 | OLIVER, Lonnie Jr. | Sentencing (Buie/Dallas) |
Ringleader in ID theft and stolen unemployment benefits scheme sentenced to nearly 12 years |
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| JAN 30, 2009 | JOHNSON, John Allen Jr. | Guilty Plea (Lamberson/Amarillo) |
Man pleads guilty to federal charge regarding his operation of a prostitution business our of Amarillo |
| JAN 30, 2009 | MINOR, Laura Cullers and MITCHELL, Sheri Lynn | Guilty Pleas (Burch/Lubbock) |
Two women plead guilty in health care case |
| JAN 29, 2009 | HOLDEN, Branden Tye | Guilty Plea (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Man pleads guilty to interstate transportation for criminal sexual activity - met 14-year-old girl on "My Space" |
| JAN 29, 2009 | BOYD, William Euguene | Guilty Plea (Drake/Amarillo) |
Man admits robbing Amarillo National Bank |
| JAN 29, 2009 | RAMIREZ, Gricelda | Sentencing (Meacham/de la Garza/Dallas) |
Dallas restaurant owner sentenced to 14 months on fraud and false statement conviction |
| JAN 29, 2009 | WEIGMAN, Matthew | Guilty Plea (Heath/Dallas) |
Individual pleads guilty in swatting conspiracy case - admits conspiring to retaliate against a witness - faces 13 years in federal prison |
| JAN 26, 2009 | KEATING, William | Guilty Plea (Calvert/Wichita Falls) |
Former Montague County Sheriff expected to plead guilty to federal civil rights violation |
| JAN 23, 2009 | MANNERS, Mark; SIEBERT, Andrew; and LOEB, Robert L. | Sentencing (Jarvis/Dallas) |
Dallas businessmen involved in mortgage fraud scheme sentenced |
| JAN 23, 2009 | MALHOTRA, Mayank; ROBERSON, Shane Tenador; and SCHROEDER, Paula Helen | Sentencing (Tromblay/Tourje/Wichita Falls) |
Wichita Falls, Texas residents sentenced on conspiracy and firearm charges in methamphetamine manufacturing case |
| JAN 23, 2009 | WILKINSON, Paul | Sentencing (Saleem/Wichita Falls) |
Wichita County man sentenced to more than 7 years for possessing child pornography |
| JAN 23, 2009 | MCLEAN, Levander Carlton and MCLEAN, Rita Murphy | Sentencing (Fahey/Guy/Dallas) |
Husband and wife sentenced in ID theft case |
| JAN 23, 2009 | WORTHAN, Rory Dale and TAYLOR, Trey Dustin | Guilty Pleas (Sucsy/Lubbock) |
Two West Texas men plead guilty to child porn charges in unrelated cases |
| JAN 21, 2009 | PETERSEN, Larry Edward | Sentencing (Sparks/Dallas) |
Multi-convicted felon sentenced to 20 years on firearm and meth convictions |
| JAN 20, 2009 | MOAKE, Kevin | Guilty Plea (Saleem/Dallas) |
Flower Mound man who allegedly tried to buy 9-year-old girl for sex pleads guilty to child porn charge |
| JAN 15, 2009 | HIDI, Nehat | Sentencing (Meacham/de la Garza/Dallas) |
Owner/Operator of Club Europa sentenced on federal tax conviction |
| JAN 12, 2009 | CHOICE, Standric, ANDERSON, Terry Kemone and HILL, Charlie Lee | Complaint/Arrest (Etessam/Dallas) |
Dallas Sheriff's Deputy and two others arrested in cocaine trafficking conspiracy |
| JAN 9, 2009 | TERAN, Giovanni and PENA, Luis Alonzo | Sentencing (Klinck/Worley/Fort Worth) |
Men who ran meth distribution ring from drug house in Fort Worth each sentenced to 22 years |
| JAN 8, 2009 | EHRICH, Timothy | Sentencing (Saleem/Dallas) |
Dallas area man sentenced to nearly 12 years for receiving images of child porn over the internet |
| JAN 8, 2009 | PINTO, Jorge Gomez, Sr. | Complaint/Arrest (Helmer/Fort Worth) |
Restaurant owner arrested for soliciting individual to set fire to his restaurant in Weatherford, Texas, in arson-for-profit scheme |
| JAN 8, 2009 | TREY ALLEN, P.C. | Sentencing (Stokes/Dallas) |
Law firm sentenced for role in staged accident scheme |