Eastern District of Texas

Vidor man faces federal charges

A 39-year-old Vidor man with a history of crimes against the state has now been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown March 7.

Brandon Aaron Holeman was named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 6, charging him with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm.

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Former federal prison employee sentenced

A 43-year-old Beaumont woman has been sentenced for her part in a conspiracy targeting federal inmates and their families in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown Oct. 12.

Tanya L. Richard pleaded guilty on June 14 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. Richard was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $166,250.

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Bomb-maker pleads guilty in federal court

A 27-year-old bomb-maker arrested in February with suspected explosive devices and all the ingredients to make more pleaded guilty Aug. 21 to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown.

Mark Avery Rudd pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin.

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Beaumont man guilty of child pornography charges

A 45-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been found guilty of child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. 

Willie Lampley was found guilty of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography today by a jury following a two-day trial before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.  

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Prisoner pleads guilty to stabbing fellow inmate

Joseph Young, 36, has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man by stabbing him repeatedly with a weapon fashioned from contraband while both were incarcerated in the federal prison system in Beaumont, Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown announced Monday, June 25.

According to a press release issued by Brown’s office, Young, of Ripley, TN, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon on Friday, June 22, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin. 

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Houston man pleads guilty to trafficking fentanyl and more through Southeast Texas

A 56-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown June 22.

Eugenio Cerda pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to money launder on June 21 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin.

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Beaumont woman guilty of wire fraud in conspiracy against inmates

A 43-year-old Beaumont, Texas woman has pleaded guilty for her part in a conspiracy targeting federal inmates and their families in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown June 14.

Tanya L. Richard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin.

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Man confesses to part in hauling drugs from Baytown to Beaumont and beyond

Jose Antonio Quiroga, Baytown Police Department

Baytown’s Jose Quiroga, 42, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations that allege he conspired to bring drugs to Beaumont and neighboring states on Tuesday, June 12, according to information from the office of U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown.

Information presented in court and provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office showed that Quiroga served as a narcotics and bulk currency courier for a drug trafficking organization led by Eugenio Cerda. 

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Houston men sentenced for bank robbery conspiracy

Three Houston men have been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

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Woman sentenced to prison for drug crimes

Jessica Burgos, 36, of Channelview has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

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