Category: Federal Criminal Defense
The arrest of a man described by the authorities as a member of the Bloods gang in Galveston, Texas, has once again highlighted the issue of organized crime in the state. According to the Houston Chronicle, Christopher Mason, 38, was described as a “career violent offender” and a gang member. He was arrested on the…
Texas, with its multi-million dollar oil and gas industry, sees a number of high profile white collar crime investigations every year. According to the U.S Department of Justice, four executives from Provident Royalties, Inc. have been sentenced in connection with a massive oil and gas investment fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas. The…
Medicaid and Medicare fraud has made headlines recently after Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a series of bills to step up state enforcement and investigations into bad practices in the healthcare field. The legislation is also intended to set up procedural safeguards for health providers accused of wrongdoing. The new laws broaden the definition of…
White collar crimes aren’t always associated with long prison sentences which are traditionally reserved for violent crimes such as rape or murder. But increasingly prosecutors are using federal sentencing guidelines to put more non-violent offenders behind bars for long periods, Forbes magazine reported in a recent feature. The article looked at the conviction of Christian…
Given its closeness to the Mexican border, it’s hardly surprising Texas is on the front line for drug trafficking offenses. This was again illustrated in the latest big operation when more than $1.7 million in money was seized as part of the dismantling of a huge marijuana trafficking ring, U.S. Attorney Malcolm Bales said this…
The recent arrest of a former coach at a prestigious Texas high school on child pornography charges, highlights the complex nature of these kinds of investigations. Gordon Oehmig, a former wrestling “Coach of the year” at St. Thomas, an all-boys Catholic school in Houston, was accused of having more than 1,500 images and 900 videos,…
We have written often about the importance of hiring an experienced attorney to represent you in the event you are charged with a child pornography offense in federal court. The penalties are simply much too severe to risk retaining an attorney who has not had significant experience in handling these types of cases. A recent…
In the latest big health care fraud case to hit Texas, 12 defendants have been arrested on a variety of charges outlined in five federal indictments. Federal authorities are alleging the defendants made $100 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, according to U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas. “Over the last…
More people are being booked for criminal immigration offenses in border states such as Texas, even as the number of people being apprehended as illegal immigrants falls. A report by Fox News said while the number of illegal immigrants being apprehended has reached a 40 year low, more people are being charged due to a…
Health care fraud has become one of the hottest areas of federal law enforcement in recent months as the Obama administration embarks on sweeping reforms to the nation’s health system. Now in a headline grabbing case in Texas, the FBI has announced the arrest of Dr. Emmanuel Nwora, 48, of Houston, who is accused of…