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USAO Press Release on June 6, 2025

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 151 months in prison for firearms trafficking.

According to court documents, Joel Alejandro Martinez aka Bo Jackson, 26, was identified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as being a…


USAO Press Release on June 3, 2025

McALLEN, Texas – A 46-year-old Pharr resident has been sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Rogelio Rodriguez Jr. pleaded guilty July 10, 2024.

U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton has now handed Rodriguez an enhanced sentence of…


USAO Press Release on June 3, 2025

WACO, Texas – A Temple man was sentenced in a federal court in Waco to two consecutive life sentences with two 20-year concurrent sentences in prison for crimes committed in violation of the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act and the Hobbs Act…


USAO Press Release on June 3, 2025

McALLEN, Texas – Two men residing in Edinburg have been sentenced for their roles in the straw purchasing of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Mario Elier Leal, 22, and Rodolfo Benitez-Garza, 24, pleaded guilty in 2024.

Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has…


USAO Press Release on May 30, 2025

HOUSTON – In support of Operation Take Back America, the Southern District of Texas has filed another 281 cases in immigration and border security-related matters from May 23-29, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Among those are 105 people who face charges of illegally…


USAO Press Release on May 30, 2025

SAN ANTONIO – Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 413 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 23 through May 29…

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