U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas issued the following announcement on Mar. 4.
“In case you missed it,” one of the largest-scale drug enforcement operations, a life sentence for a child exploitation predator and an extradited Clan Del Golfo associate who was sent to U.S. prison are just a few of the notable matters the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week.
Some of the other criminal matters involved firearms, kidnapping, stalking, child pornography, bulk cash smuggling, public corruption, escape, tax fraud, immigration and several instances of meth smuggling.
“These criminal cases are just a small sample of what we do each and every day,” said U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. “Through the pandemic or any other personal or professional challenge, the dedicated workers of the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) are hard at work every day alongside our partners in law enforcement to ensure our streets are safer and those that commit federal crimes answer for their actions. We hope the messages we send not only inform the public of our mission, but serve as a deterrent to those that even think about violating federal law.”
Also announced this week was the cooperative and collaborative effort with Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR). “This is not an investigation into the rodeo,” said Lowery. “In fact, HLSR has been very receptive and helpful. They want the NRG grounds and facilities to be accessible and are very willing to work with us throughout this review process.”
ICYMI:
Houston - Dozens arrested in 105-count narcotics indictment
Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi man gets life for exploiting Filipino children
Houston - Clan Del Golfo associate ordered to prison for international cocaine distribution
Brownsville – Young man pleads guilty after crashing into patrol unit
Victoria – South Texas woman convicted for arranging smuggling attempt that led to death
Laredo - Texan admits guilt to multiple charges under Project Safe Childhood
Corpus Christi - Prisoner pleads guilty to escaping from halfway house
McAllen – La Joya trustee convicted of extortion
Houston - Tax preparer sent to prison for tax fraud…again
Corpus Christi - Foreign citizen imprisoned on weapon charge
Galveston - Out of state man indicted for stalking local victim
Laredo - Kidnappers admit to holding four migrants hostage at gunpoint
Corpus Christi - Felon sentenced for trafficking meth
Galveston - Santa Fe resident sentenced for receiving child pornography via Kik
Laredo - Driver convicted of transporting kilos of drugs
Corpus Christi -Un“lucky” fugitive pleads guilty to double firearms charges
Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi man gets life for exploiting Filipino children
McAllen - Million dollar smuggler sent to prison
Corpus Christi - Meth dealer heads to prison
Corpus Christi - South Texas woman admits to trafficking over $2 million in meth
Civil Houston - Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to undergo ADA compliance review
The SDTX handles criminal, civil and appellate matters and typically prosecutes more cases against more defendants than most other U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide. The district represents 43 counties and more than nine million people and covers 44,000 square miles. It comprises seven divisions with federal district courts in Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen and Laredo. The SDTX, headquartered in Houston, has offices in all seven divisions. The cases announced this week cover all of those areas.
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