Category: Texas – Western District
Aguilar Pleads Guilty in Guillen Case | USAO-WDTX
WACO, Texas – A Killeen woman pleaded guilty today to charges in connection with the disappearance of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen. Cecily Aguilar, 24, pleaded guilty to one count…
Child Sexual Predator Receives Maximum Sentence | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a young child. According to court documents, Pedro Damian…
Man Charged for Robbing Banks in Arizona and Texas | USAO-WDTX
EL PASO – A federal criminal complaint was filed Thursday charging a Tucson man with bank robbery. According to court documents, Sherman Edward Lester Jr., 45, of Tucson, Arizona, robbed…
New Mexico Woman Sentenced to more than Four Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Smuggle Firearms into Mexico | USAO-WDTX
EL PASO – A New Mexico woman was sentenced Wednesday to 50 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to purchase firearms in West Texas and Southern New…
Human Smuggler Sentenced Following Migrant Death | USAO-WDTX
MIDLAND, Texas – A Guatemalan national man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for immigration crimes. According to court documents, Mario Rigoberto Diego-Esteban, aka “Lentes,” 26, was sentenced…
Two Texas Men Indicted after Attempting to Smuggle Firearms into Mexico | USAO-WDTX
DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging two Texas men with smuggling goods from the United States. According to court…
Large-Scale Drug Traffickers Convicted by Federal Jury | USAO-WDTX
EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of multiple counts of drug trafficking. Additionally, one of the defendants was convicted of domestic and international money laundering….
FBI Arrests Round Rock Pastor for Child Pornography | USAO-WDTX
AUSTIN – A Georgetown man was arrested yesterday on criminal charges related to child pornography. According to a criminal complaint filed in Austin federal court, David Lloyd Walther, 56, is…
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations | USAO-WDTX
AUSTIN – Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., as successor-in-interest to MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. (MedEquities), has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that MedEquities violated the False Claims Act…
San Antonio Couple Sentenced in Restaurant Investment Fraud Scheme | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican national man and his wife, both residing in San Antonio, were sentenced in federal court today for a scheme to defraud business investors of over…
