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San Antonio woman sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for aiming laser pointer at SAPD helicopter
Read full article: San Antonio woman sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for aiming laser pointer at SAPD helicopterA San Antonio woman was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
Hays County ensures voting access for people with disabilities after DOJ investigation
Read full article: Hays County ensures voting access for people with disabilities after DOJ investigationHays County has reached an agreement with the United States after an investigation into providing accessible polling for voters with disabilities.
12 people arrested for trafficking firearms stolen from vehicles in San Antonio area, feds say
Read full article: 12 people arrested for trafficking firearms stolen from vehicles in San Antonio area, feds sayA years-long investigation resulted in the arrests of 12 people in San Antonio on Tuesday for trafficking firearms stolen from vehicles, federal officials said.
San Antonio man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to womanās death
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to womanās deathA San Antonio man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced pills through the mail that led to the death of an El Paso woman.
Man sentenced to prison for transporting hundreds of migrants through San Antonio, other Texas cities
Read full article: Man sentenced to prison for transporting hundreds of migrants through San Antonio, other Texas citiesA Dallas man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week for his alleged involvement in transporting migrants through San Antonio and throughout the state.
Law enforcement leaders stress securing firearms as more than 3,100 guns reported stolen in San Antonio area last year
Read full article: Law enforcement leaders stress securing firearms as more than 3,100 guns reported stolen in San Antonio area last yearLaw enforcement leaders in Bexar County and federal authorities are asking gun owners to secure their firearms due to the prevalence of gun thefts in the San Antonio area ā specifically from vehicles.
San Antonio man sentenced to 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornographyA San Antonio man convicted of distribution of child pornography was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.
San Antonio man illegally received millions from COVID programs, feds say
Read full article: San Antonio man illegally received millions from COVID programs, feds sayA federal grand jury indicted a San Antonio man who allegedly devised a scheme to secure millions in funds from COVID-era programs aimed to provide relief to small business owners.
San Antonio couple claimed $218,730 in Social Security, VA benefits intended for dead mother
Read full article: San Antonio couple claimed $218,730 in Social Security, VA benefits intended for dead motherA San Antonio couple was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to five years probation and ordered to pay $218,730 in restitution for theft of government funds.
4 more people arrested in connection with smuggling tragedy that killed 53 in San Antonio
Read full article: 4 more people arrested in connection with smuggling tragedy that killed 53 in San AntonioFour Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with a human smuggling operation that killed 53 people one year ago in San Antonio.
3-time convicted āBoogaloo Boiā sentenced to eight years in federal prison on gun possession charge
Read full article: 3-time convicted āBoogaloo Boiā sentenced to eight years in federal prison on gun possession chargeMark Ryan Houser, an adherent to the Boogaloo ideology, faces eight years in federal prison.
Retired Air Force brigadier general sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for wire fraud, falsifying tax returns
Read full article: Retired Air Force brigadier general sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for wire fraud, falsifying tax returnsA retired Air Force brigadier general from Spring Branch was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months and one day in federal prison with three years of supervised release for wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
San Antonio woman sentenced to 8+ years in prison for meth trafficking
Read full article: San Antonio woman sentenced to 8+ years in prison for meth traffickingA 32-year-old San Antonio woman was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after she was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to the United States Attorneyās Office.
US won't seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
Read full article: US won't seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunmanFederal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019.
Feds wonāt seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter
Read full article: Feds wonāt seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooterFederal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019.
San Antonio man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sex crimes involving minors
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sex crimes involving minorsA San Antonio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution after he extorted multiple minors to produce āsexually explicitā material for him, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Canyon Lake man who shared 115,000+ files of child pornography sentenced to 30 years in prison
Read full article: Canyon Lake man who shared 115,000+ files of child pornography sentenced to 30 years in prisonA Canyon Lake man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he was found guilty for the distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Biden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slots
Read full article: Biden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slotsThe Biden administration is putting forth seven new Justice Department and judicial nominations covering three U.S. attorneyās offices in Texas and other senior posts.
Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions
Read full article: Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisionsRosales, an El Paso native who graduated from Austin High School and the University of Texas El Paso, will replace Jaime Esparza ā who decided not to seek reelection after nearly three decades in office ā in January to become the county's first female district attorney. āI really donāt anticipate this case going to the trial [phase] until, I am guessing, between two to three years,ā she said. After sealing her victory in last month's runoff election, Rosales said letting the U.S. attorneyās office prosecute Crusius first would make financial sense for El Paso. Robert Dunham, executive director of the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center, a non-profit think tank that analyzes the death penalty, said the case could be over quickly if prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. The El Paso shooting happened a day after Abbott's campaign sent out a mailer saying Texans would need to take matters into their āown handsā to ādefendā the border.
DA: Walmart mass shooting suspect will face new charges
Read full article: DA: Walmart mass shooting suspect will face new chargesEL PASO, Texas The man accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart in Texas is expected to be reindicted Thursday as he faces another murder charge in the mass shooting that targeted Mexicans, prosecutors said. Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, is currently being held without bond on one count of capital murder of multiple people under Texas state law. Esparza said Crusius will also face more counts in relation to the dozens of people injured in the shooting. Were reindicting the defendant to include the additional death and to include all of those injured in the Walmart shooting in order to give the next DA all of their options, Esparza added. Crusius already faces the death penalty on a state capital murder charge to which he pleaded not guilty last year.