U.S. Attorney Jaime E. Esparza
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Jaime E. Esparza
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Former Army employee sentenced to prison for $100 million fraud scheme
SAN ANTONIO – Janet Yamanaka Mello, a former civilian Army employee, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for her involvement in a fraud scheme that embezzled over $108 million from a grant program meant to provide services to military dependents and their families.
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Cedar Park man sentenced for unlicensed firearm dealing
A Cedar Park man was sentenced in federal court in Austin to one year and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for dealing firearms without a license and making a false statement to ATF agents. The court also ordered the forfeiture of 32 firearms.
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Floresville man sentenced for sexually exploiting child at home daycare
A Floresville man has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a seven-year-old girl. According to court documents, Rodney Allan Felux, 45, sexually assaulted and exploited the child while she attended a residential daycare in December 2022. The victim reported the incident to her mother, prompting an investigation. During a forensic interview, the victim revealed that she was blindfolded, taken to a shed, and subjected to sexual assault while Felux took explicit images of her.
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El Paso couple arrested on federal child abuse charges
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso couple has been arrested on charges detailed in a four-count federal indictment related to alleged child abuse.
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Former Texas school official arrested over allegations of fund misappropriation
A former Valentine Independent School District employee was arrested on criminal charges related to an alleged scheme to misappropriate school district funds for personal expenses.
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Justice Department reaches settlement with Upton County over inaccessible election website
AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached a settlement agreement with Upton County to resolve findings that the county violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining an election website that is not accessible to individuals with vision or manual disabilities.