U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas
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U.S. Attorney and IRS Advise Caution Regarding IRS Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service will begin making COVID-19 economic impact payments in a matter of weeks. For most Americans, this will be a direct deposit into your bank account.
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Justice Department Protects Eastern District of Texas From COVID-19 Fraudsters
On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared the outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) in the United States to be a national emergency.
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Bowie County Sex Offender Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography
A 60-year-old Bowie County man has been indicted for possessing child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
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Bowie County Booster Club Treasurer Sentenced for Wire Fraud
A 42-year-old Texarkana, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
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Panola County Felon Convicted of Firearms Possession
A 38-year-old Carthage, Texas, man has been convicted of federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
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Twelve Indicted in Kickback Conspiracy, Former CEO Pleads Guilty
Twelve individuals from three states have been charged in a federal indictment returned in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
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Former Supervisory Correctional Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Violation
A former Supervisory Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court for aiding and abetting the assault of an inmate.
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Legislators Must Not Allow “Warrant-Proof Encryption” To Make America A More Dangerous Place
William Craig Whisman came to a parking lot in Plano with a stuffed toy, intending to have sex with a young girl whose father had offered her up in a website chatroom.