May 4th, 2017
Smith County Husband and
Wife Sentenced in Health
Care Fraud Conspiracy
Gerard Dengler, 61, and
Suzanne Dengler 52, of
Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty
on Jan. 10, 2017, to
conspiring to commit health
care fraudand were sentenced
today. Gerard Dengler was
sentenced to 24 months in
federal prison. Suzanne
Dengler received a sentence
of five years of probation.
The Denglers were also
ordered to pay restitution
in the amount of $161,695,
which represented the loss
to Medicare.
Details
May 1st, 2017
Dallas Man Sentenced to
14 Years in Federal Prison
for Role in Cocaine
Distribution Conspiracy
Last week, U.S. District
Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater
sentenced Roger Deundrea
Jackson, a/k/a “Boo-Cat” and
“Cat,” 40, of Dallas, to 168
months in federal prison,
following his guilty plea in
November 2015 to two counts
of conspiracy to distribute
a controlled substance.
Details
April 27th, 2017
Dallas Woman Sentenced
to 210 Months in Federal
Prison for Role in Violent
Kidnapping Attempt
Melissa Trevino, 23, was
sentenced today to 210
months in federal prison for
her involvement in an
attempted kidnapping. In
November 2016, Trevino
pleaded guilty to one count
of conspiracy to commit
kidnapping.
Details
April 25th, 2017
Federal Grand Jury
Indicts Irving Woman on Wire
Fraud Charges Stemming from
$1 Million Ponzi Scheme
Nemelee Liwanag Jiao, 47,
of Irving, Texas, was
indicted last week by a
federal grand jury in
Dallas, Texas, on two counts
of wire fraud for
orchestrating a Ponzi scheme
that cost at least 35
investors more than
$1,000,000.
Details
April 21st, 2017
Man Who Falsely Claimed
to Receive the Purple Heart
Award to Receive Financial
Benefits is Sentenced to 21
Months in Federal Prison
Brandon Ryan Blackstone,
who admitted fraudulently
representing the receipt of
a military decoration for
financial gain, has been
sentenced to serve 21 months
in federal prison.
Blackstone pleaded guilty in
September 2016 to a felony
information charging one
count of wire fraud and one
count of fraudulent
representation about the
receipt of a military
decoration for financial
gain. Blackstone has been in
custody since February 2017
for violations of his
pretrial conditions.
Details
April 18th, 2017
Dallas Man Sentenced to
35 Years in Federal Prison
for Kidnapping Charges
Steric Paul Mitchell, 46,
was sentenced last week to
serve a total of 420 months
in federal prison for his
role in the May 2012
kidnapping of a female
victim whom he planned to
sell into sex slavery.
Mitchell was convicted
following a two-week trial
in August 2015 on one count
of conspiracy to commit
kidnapping and one count of
kidnapping.
Details
April 6th, 2017
Dallas County Man Who
Fired Numerous Shots at
Officer with Ennis Police
Department During a High
Speed Pursuit Sentenced to
480 Months in Federal Prison
Javier Martinez, 24, was
sentenced today before U.S.
District Judge Jane J. Boyle
to 480 months in federal
prison for his involvement
in an attempted kidnapping
and then subsequently firing
numerous shots at an officer
with the Ennis Police
Department during a
high-speed pursuit.
Details