Category: Texas – Western District
San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-Million Dollar Bribery and Government Contract Fraud Scheme | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – Keith Alan Seguin, a 55-year-old former civilian employee at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, admitted this morning to receiving millions of dollars in bribes in…
Former Employee Sentenced for Stealing Money from Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas | USAO-WDTX
DEL RIO – A federal judge sentenced 50-year-old Eduardo Riojas Villarreal of San Antonio to 21 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing money from the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 16 Gang Members and Associates for Drug Trafficking in Eagle Pass Area | USAO-WDTX
DEL RIO – Sixteen Partido Revolutionario Mexican (PRM) members and associates, primarily from the Eagle Pass area, face federal drug trafficking charges. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges…
Former Schertz Business Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing over $470,000 from Employer | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced 50-year-old Deanna Bates Wehde of San Antonio today to 49 months in federal prison for stealing over $470,000 from the company she managed….
Healthcare Practitioners to Pay over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of P-Stim Devices | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – Three separate healthcare providers within the Western District of Texas have agreed to pay a collective $1,056,340.50 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the…
Five Arrested for Allegedly Laundering Nearly $1 Million from Business Email Compromise Fraud | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges five individuals for laundering nearly $1 million derived from a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme. FBI agents and local…
Two Dominican Republic Citizens Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme | USAO-WDTX
EL PASO – Wilver Jose Polanco-Alvarez, a 26-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in Miami, and Jose Eduardo Gomez Salas, a 25-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in New York, admitted in…
Former Karnes County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Straw Purchasing Firearms Smuggled to Mexico | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced Former Karnes County Sheriff’s Deputy Oswaldo Bernal today to 32 months in federal prison for straw purchasing approximately 40 firearms that were subsequently…
Former Office Manager for San Antonio Dermatology Practice Indicted on Federal Fraud and Identity Theft Charges | USAO-WDTX
SAN ANTONIO – A former office manager of a prominent local dermatology practice waived pre-trial detention today and agreed to remain in federal custody pending trial. She is charged with…
Swindler Sentenced to Federal Prison for $6.8M Securities Fraud Scheme | USAO-WDTX
AUSTIN – A federal judge sentenced 45-year-old Christopher Matthew Meredith of Shawnee, Kansas to 14 years in federal prison today for his scheme to defraud investors of more than $6.8…
