Tag: San Antonio
Erik Rangel-Martinez, Human Trafficking, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Western Texas is about to get a whole lot hotter for human smugglers and sex offenders. In a massive crackdown, federal prosecutors filed 281 new immigration cases, targeting those who’d bring others in – and those who’d hide out in plain sight. At the center of it all: Encarnacion Lopez-Sanchez, aka…
Terry Lynn Clay, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Terry Lynn Clay, a 57-year-old man from Baytown, Texas, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for his role in a massive methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation in San Antonio. On June 9, 2021, Clay conspired to traffic 992.4 grams of pure methamphetamine and 526 grams of cocaine, purchasing the…
Daniella Vasquez, Wire Fraud, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Daniella Vasquez, a 48-year-old San Antonio woman, worked as a comptroller for two companies between May 2021 and September 2022, where she embezzled $759,235.74 by issuing unauthorized payments to herself, her husband, and companies for personal expenses. She spent the embezzled funds on luxury goods, vehicles, concerts, and sporting events, flaunting…
Robyn Argote-Brooks, Destruction of Government Property, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read On January 13, Robyn Argote-Brooks, a 25-year-old Cuban national, used his vehicle to ram and damage two ICE vehicles, an SUV and a sedan, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred when Argote-Brooks intentionally used his vehicle to strike the ICE vehicles, causing over $1,000 in damages to each vehicle. The…
Julian Hernandez, Human Smuggling, Texas 2022
⏱ 2 min read A human smuggler was caught in El Paso with four illegal aliens in his vehicle, and federal prosecutors have filed 253 new immigration cases in Western Texas. U.S. citizen Julian Hernandez allegedly attempted to transport the four aliens to a stash house for a $200 per person fee, according to a…
Dustin Jay Ammons, Explosives Possession, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read A masked menace terrorized San Antonio’s financial district in September 2025, attempting to blow up two ATMs at local banks. Surveillance footage showed Dustin Jay Ammons, 44, arriving in a black Ram 3500 pickup truck, wearing skeleton gloves and a hooded jacket, then placing pipe bombs at the ATMs. The explosions,…
Sergio Renato Tapia, Threatening to Murder a Federal Official, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read A federal jury in San Antonio has convicted an Ecuadorian national of threatening to murder a park ranger at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Sergio Renato Tapia, 31, left a voicemail on July 24, 2023, with a violent threat to murder a National Park Service ranger. Rangers quickly recognized…
Juan Hernandez, Human Smuggling, Texas 2022
⏱ 2 min read Two Mexican nationals have been charged with human smuggling after U.S. Border Patrol agents caught them helping to smuggle 14 people into the U.S. in the El Paso area. Carlos Alberto Cardona and Pedro Anaya-Anaya allegedly agreed to work for a smuggling organization to avoid paying their own smuggling fees. Agents…
Juan R. Gonzalez, Tax Evasion, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A San Antonio man hid over $1 million in income from the IRS for two years, earning him a 37-month stint in federal prison. Juan R. Gonzalez, 52, owned Gonzalez Construction, a residential construction business. Gonzalez used cash, nominee names, and other schemes to conceal his income, earning him $1,030,079.45 in…
Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, Tax Evasion, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read A San Antonio tax preparer is facing prison time after a federal jury convicted her of filing false tax returns, bilking her clients out of $8 million. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, ran ‘Tasha’s Total Tax Service’ from 2016, but behind the scenes, she was cooking the books, stuffing false deductions and…
