Tag: 2014
Salvador Castillon, Bribery, Texas 2014
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Jimmy Wayne Wright, Methylenedioxypyrovalerone Possession, Texas 2023
Midland, Texas – A 68-year-old man has been sent to federal prison for his role in the sale of “bath salts,” a synthetic drug often marketed as a safer alternative to cocaine and methamphetamine. Jimmy Wayne Wright, the former owner of B & L Bookstore in Odessa, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison…
German Garcia Cano, Bribery, Texas 2024
CORRUPTION RUNS DEEP IN TEXAS: San Antonio Businessman Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme A shocking turn of events in Maverick County has left residents stunned as 54-year-old German Garcia Cano, owner of GGC Enterprises, Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court to paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. The crime,…
Jose Pardo and Jorge Carrillo, Heroin Distribution, Texas 2012
A federal jury in Austin, Texas, has convicted two men for their roles in a heroin distribution operation. Jose Pardo, 68, and Jorge Carrillo, 45, face between 10 years and life in federal prison. The jury convicted Pardo and Carrillo of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin.…
Bartolo Sanchez, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Texas 2009
Ex-Texas Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100,000 from City A former West Texas mayor has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $100,000 from his city based on fraudulent mileage reimbursement claims and personal expenditures. Bartolo Sanchez, the former mayor of Toyah, Texas, faces three years in federal prison as well as restitution after pleading guilty this…
Jimmy Torres, Straw Purchasing Firearms, Texas 2023
San Antonio, Texas – In a scheme to traffic and straw purchase AK-47 assault-type firearms destined for Mexico, three individuals have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms. Jimmy Torres, a 28-year-old Mexican National, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Orlando Garcia after pleading guilty in November to…
Texas Mexican Mafia Members, RICO, VICAR, Texas 2023
Fourteen members of the Texas Mexican Mafia, including leader Jesus Lopez (aka “Worst Ever”), are in custody today charged with violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act to include alleged acts of murder, extortion, and drug trafficking in the Eagle Pass area. A five-count federal grand jury indictment, returned on Wednesday and unsealed today,…
Michael Bartch, Sr., Stealing U.S. Military Goods, Texas 2012
WACO, Texas — In a brazen scheme to resell millions of dollars worth of U.S. military property, 62-year-old Michael Bartch, Sr. was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing and reselling U.S. military goods. According to the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Michael Bartch, Sr. admitted to stealing and reselling night vision…
Gary Allen Burgess, Production of Child Pornography, Texas 2012
A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. On June 6, 2013, 41-year-old Gary Allen Burgess pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. According to court records, in late 2011, US Army Criminal Investigation Division authorities executed a search authorization at…
Sandra Sanchez Gonzalez, Bank Fraud and Identity Theft, Texas 2013
San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme A San Antonio woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme that netted over $1 million, the Grimy Times has learned. Sandra Sanchez Gonzalez, 50, was sentenced to 57…
