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May 23, 2006
FOURTH DEFENDANT CHARGED IN FRAUDULENT SBA LOAN SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY BEFORE JURY SELECTION
HOUSTON, TX – Maged M. Abuzaid, 37, pleaded guilty to bank fraud
arising from a scheme to obtain a $1 million United States Small Business
Administration guaranteed loan from a Houston area bank through false
representations to fund the purchase of a convenience store in Silsbee,
Texas. United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced the Abuzaid,
who pleaded guilty, May 22, 2006, just before jury selection was scheduled
to being, is the fourth of a total of five defendants charged for their
involvement in this scheme to be convicted. Abuzaid’s co-defendants,
Mohammad Islam, 38, Habib Murshed, 37, and Zulfikar Datoo, 53, all
pleaded guilty to bank fraud or conspiracy to commit bank fraud earlier
this month. A fifth and last defendant, Noman Tabani is believed to
be in Pakistan. A warrant for his arrest remains outstanding. more... »
May 23, 2006
ALICE WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD IN ADOPTION SCAM
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – A young woman from Alice, Texas, has been arrested and charged with wire fraud and mail fraud arising from a scheme to obtain money and property from persons seeking to adopt a child, United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced today. more... »
May 22, 2006
FOUR MORE HOUSTON RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH FILING FALSE CLAIMS
FOR FEMA HURRICANE RELIEF
HOUSTON, TX – United States Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr. today announced the recent return of four separate indictments charging Rashieda Hollins, 24, Zina Rogers, 42, Byron Smith, 59, and Jason Watson, 21, all of Houston, Texas, with filing false claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita disaster relief. The indictments were returned on Thursday, May 11, 2006. more... »
May 19, 1006
JURY CONVICTS DIRECT LINK TO SOURCE-OF-DRUG SUPPLY
LAREDO, TX – Humberto Garcia, also known as “Beto,” 38, of Laredo, was convicted by a jury’s verdict returned today following a four day trial for his involvement in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy involved with thousands of kilograms of marijuana, announced United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle. The charges against Garcia are the result of “Operation Scalebreakers,” an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. more... »
May 16, 2006
FEDERAL PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICER INDICTED
FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO FEDERAL OFFICERS
HOUSTON, TX – Long-time McAllen Federal Pretrial Services Officer Juan M. Cantu, 51, of Edinburg, Texas, was indicted late Monday, May 15, 2006, by a Houston federal grand jury for making false statements to federal officers, United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced today. Cantu was previously arrested by FBI and IRS agents during the early morning of April 18, 2006, and released on bond. He was subsequently ordered to wear a tracking device with other stringent bond conditions. more... »
May 12, 2006
DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED
HOUSTON, TX – Juan Ramon Esparza, 44, of North Charles, South Carolina, who was charged in a federal indictment in May 2005 with drug trafficking, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sim Lake. United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced that Esparza was sentenced to serve 262 months in federal prison, without parole, a 5 year term of supervised release, and $300 special assessment. more... »
May 12, 2006
73-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO 17 ½ YEARS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
HOUSTON, TX – United States Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr. announced today that Allen Edward McQuaid, age 73, was sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for distributing images of child pornography using the Internet in December 2003. more... »
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