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Federal Prosecutors Charge Hundreds in Southern District of Texas Border Crackdown
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (371+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON "The Southern District of Texas has filed 296 cases in immigration and related matters from June 5-11. The charges include 186 illegal aliens for unlawfully reentering the United States and another 65 for illegal entry. Many have…...
Guatemalan Smugglers Plead Guilty in Deadly 2021 Mexico Truck Crash
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (328+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas LAREDO, Texas "Two foreign nationals have pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people,…...
AG Paxton Puts $200 Million Price Tag on Potential Big 12 Sanctions Against Texas Tech
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (460+ words) Texas Border Business Texas Border Business 2022 AG Paxton Puts $200 Million Price Tag on Potential Big 12 Sanctions Against Texas Tech Listen to article (english) Translate text to Spanish or other 102 languages! AUSTIN " Attorney General Ken Paxton's office sent a letter on…...
Western District of Texas Sees Major Influx of New Federal Immigration Cases
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (266+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas SAN ANTONIO "Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 297 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 29 to June 4, announced U. S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons. Charges were brought against human smugglers and illegal aliens…...
Convicted Child Sex Offender Arrested by U. S. Border Patrol Agents in Del Rio
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (336+ words) Texas Border Business Convicted Child Sex Offender Arrested by U. S. Border Patrol Agents in Del Rio Listen to article (english) Translate text to Spanish or other 102 languages! DEL RIO, Texas " U. S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested a…...
Man Illegally in U. S. Sentenced to More than 16 Years for Social Media Child Exploitation
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas LAREDO, Texas "A 24-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for producing child pornography. Erasmo Alexandro Rodriguez-Estrada pleaded guilty Dec. 2, 2025. The investigation began May 19, 2025, when authorities discovered the whereabouts of a minor…...
Houston Man gets 32 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Minors in Two Texas cities
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (338+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON "A 23-year-old local man has been sentenced for sex trafficking and enticing a minor. A federal jury deliberated for less than two days before returning guilty verdicts on two counts of sex trafficking…...
Mexican National Extradited to U. S. in Child Exploitation Case
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (251+ words) U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Mc ALLEN, Texas "A 39-year-old citizen of Mexico who had been living in Dublin, Ireland, is set to appear in Mc Allen federal court for production of child pornography. Abelardo Sanchez is set for…...
Feds Disable 13 Chinese Spying Sites Targeting U. S. Officials
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (643+ words) Texas Border Business Feds Disable 13 Chinese Spying Sites Targeting U. S. Officials Listen to article (english) Translate text to Spanish or other 102 languages! U. S. Department of Justice Thirteen internet domains used to target U. S. persons, including current and former security clearance holders with access…...
40 Years in Prison for Texas Duo Behind Illegal Pyramid Scheme
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (190+ words) U. S. Department of Justice A Texas couple was sentenced to 40 years each in prison for running a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme, following their convictions by a jury on conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering charges in January 2026. "The Moores" get rich…...