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Special Agent Shauna Dunlap
Phone: (713) 693-5229

Recent Stories

2009 Press Releases | 2008 Press Releases

11/20/09 Lone Male Robs Houston Credit Union
11/16/09 FBI Seeking Armed Bank Robber Who Robbed Two Banks in Four Days
11/13/09 Bank Robber Points Tech Nine Pistol at Tellers
11/13/09 First of Two Chase Banks Robbed in Same Afternoon
11/10/09 Armed Bank Robber Doesn’t Get What He Came for
11/09/09 Mortgage and Real Estate Broker Sentenced to Prison for Mortgage Fraud
11/05/09 Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme
11/05/09 Two Sentenced to Prison for Bellaire Bank Armed Robbery
11/02/09 Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nutritional Supplies and “Arthritis Kits”
10/28/09 Older, Well Dressed Man Robs Bank of America Branch
10/28/09 "Billy Goat Bandit" Sports Extra Long Chin Hair During Hold-Up
10/28/09 Wachovia Bank Robbed, Getaway Car Recovered
10/26/09 Three More Charged in $45 Million Physical Therapy Fraud Case
10/26/09 Corpus Christi Resident Sentenced for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography
10/26/09 Three Convicted in International Truck Theft Conspiracy Sentenced to Prison
10/23/09 Inmate’s Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill a Federal Judge and Kidnapping Conspiracy Lead to Life Sentence
10/22/09 San Antonio Man Guilty of Robbing Beaumont Bank
10/22/09 DHS Adjudications Officer Charged with Bribery
10/21/09 Bank Robber Concentrating on FM 1960 Corridor Robs Fourth Bank Today
10/19/09 Port Arthur Man Guilty of Hurricane Ike Related Fraud
10/19/09 Former Accounting Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $3.6 Million from Employer
10/16/09 Woman Involved with Inmate Husband in Kidnapping Conspiracy and Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill a Federal Judge Sentenced
10/14/09 League City Man Charged with Receiving Child Pornography Ordered Held Without Bond
10/13/09 Former Beaumont OB/GYN Guilty of Health Care Fraud
10/13/09 DNA and Determination Lead to Arrest in 19-Year-Old Attempted Murder Investigation
10/09/09 Bank Robbery Insider Sentenced to Prison
10/08/09 Jury Finds Loan Officer Guilty
10/06/09 Aggressive Bank Robber Takes Hostage at Gunpoint
10/05/09 Former Manager of Houston Longshoreman’s Federal Credit Union #24 Sentenced for Fraud and Tax Evasion
10/05/09 Port Lavaca Resident Sentenced on Charges of Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography
10/05/09 Woman Indicted for Stealing 401(k) Plan Money
09/28/09 Cinco Ranch Robber Suspected in Two Houston Area Heists
09/28/09 Twenty-One Gang Members/Associates Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds
09/28/09 Former Enron Broadband Co-Chief Executive Officer Sentenced for Wire Fraud
09/25/09 “Grandma Bandit” Robs Two Area Banks Today
09/24/09 Same Shirt, Same Bank, Same Street: “Déjà Vu” Gunman Robs Again
09/23/09 Bloomington Resident Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
09/23/09 Anti-Gang Effort Leads to Hefty Sentences as 10 Members and Associates of Texas Syndicate Street/Prison Gang Sentenced
09/18/09 Humble Area Man to be Held in Custody Pending Trial on Child Pornography Charges
09/16/09 “Inside Job” Bank Robbery Gunman Gets Lengthy Prison Term
09/10/09 Orange, Texas Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Violations
09/04/09 FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Seeks Additional Clues in Robbery
09/04/09 Owner of Brownstone Construction Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
09/03/09 Saudi Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud and is Sentenced
09/03/09 Former Airline Corporate Security Officer Convicted of Defrauding Employer in Electronic Travel Certificate Scam
09/03/09 “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” Robber Tries to Shed Pounds While Robbing Two Area Banks at Gunpoint
09/02/09 Former Accounting Supervisor of Local Company Indicted for Embezzling Millions from Employer
08/28/09 Nacogdoches Woman Sentenced for Hurrican- Related Fraud
08/28/09 Bryan Resident Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud
08/27/09 Stanford Financial Group CFO Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to $7 Billion Scheme to Defraud Investors
08/26/09 Major Drug Ring Busted in Eastern District of Texas
08/26/09 Former Texas Correctional Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Providing False Statements in Civil Rights Case
08/25/09 Six Charged in Largest Domestic Human Sex Trafficking Case in Houston
08/24/09 Five Arrested and Charged in Connection with Attempted Armored Car Robbery
08/24/09 Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
08/20/09 Mexican Citizen Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Child
08/19/09 Massachusetts Man Indicted for Health Care Fraud in East Texas
08/17/09

Woman Convicted in Fake Flu Vaccine Case Sentenced to Prison for Violating Probation

08/17/09

Grand Jury Charges Two Houston Area Doctors with 35 More Counts of Illegally Distributing Narcotics, Medicare/Medicaid Fraud, and Money Laundering

08/14/09

Former Houston Resident Pleads Guilty in Montgomery County Mortgage Fraud Scheme

08/13/09

City of Hempstead Officials Convicted of Bribery Sentenced

08/12/09

Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme

08/07/09

US Citizen Taliban Supporter Sentenced to Prison

08/06/09

San Antonio Man Indicted for Robbing Beaumont Bank

08/06/09

Six Indicted in East Texas Illegal Gambling Enterprise

07/31/09

Corpus Christi Area Man Arrested and Charged with Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Engage in Sex

07/29/09

Clear Lake Mortgage Broker/Real Estate Developer Sentenced to 10 Year Prison Term

07/29/09

23 Year Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

07/29/09

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations Lead to Charges Against 32 Doctors and Health Care Executives for More Than $16 Million in Alleged False Billing in Houston

07/28/09

Corpus Christi Resident Guilty of Receiving Child Pornography

07/24/09

Mother and Son Convicted of Harboring Illegal Alien and Lose House

07/24/09

East Texas Convicted Felons Appear in Federal Court on Firearms Violations

07/24/09

Physical Therapy Clinic Owner Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case

07/22/09

Lamar Student Sentenced for Threatening Graduation Ceremonies

07/22/09

Four Rio Grande Valley Men Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking and Laundering Millions

07/21/09 Father, Daughter, Wife Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
07/17/09 Two Houston Area Doctors Charged in Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Narcotics and Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
07/16/09 Freeport Drug Trafficking Organization and Associates Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
07/16/09 Local Psychologist Sentenced for Fraud
07/16/09 Newly Accredited Houston Lab Expands Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory Network
07/15/09 Trio Takes Over Houston Bank
07/15/09 Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network
07/13/09 “Hungry Bandit” Tells Tellers he Can’t Work for Food—Robs Area Bank Instead
07/13/09 Area Man Arrested and Charged with Sex Trafficking
07/13/09 Robstown Resident Sentenced for Receiving Child Pornography
07/08/09 Bloomington Man Convicted of Possession of Child Pornography
07/07/09 Spurger Man Sentenced in Southeast Texas Meth Ring
07/07/09 Waller County Justice of the Peace Indicted for Bribery
07/07/09 Victoria Resident Sentenced for Child Pornography and Firearms Charges
07/02/09 New Special Agent in Charge Leads Houston FBI Division
07/01/09 Corpus Christi Man Sentenced to Prison for Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography
06/30/09 Armed Bank Bandit Wears Surgical Mask and Gloves During Lake Jackson Hold-Up
06/29/09 Physical Therapy Clinic Owner Charged in Health Care Fraud Case
06/24/09 Husband and Wife Doctors Charged with Operating a Pill Mill
06/23/09 Federal Inmate Convicted of Murder
06/22/09 Louisiana Native Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography Ordered Held Without Bond
06/22/09 Houston Modeling Studio Owners Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Visa Fraud
06/22/09 Ecstasy Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
06/22/09 Third Time's a Charm for Houston Bank Robber
06/22/09 Local Resident Indicted on Various Child Pornography Charges
06/19/09 Stanford Financial Group Executives and Former Chairman of Antiguan Bank Regulator Indicted for Fraud and Obstruction
06/18/09 Teens Suspected in Armed Take Over Robbery of a Houston Credit Union
06/17/09 Richard C. Powers Named Special Agent in Charge of Houston Division
06/16/09 Armed Gunmen Rob Houston Bank and Flee with Cash
06/09/09 Woodville Man and Woman Sentenced in Southeast Texas Meth Ring
06/09/09 Rapper Willie D Indicted in Wire Fraud Scam
06/08/09 Austin-Area Man Sent to Prison for Production of Child Pornography
06/08/09 Three Charged with Smuggling a Minor to Engage in Commercial Sex Acts
06/05/09 Houston Man Pleads Guilty in Adult Diaper Fraud Case
06/03/09 Port Arthur Pain Management Clinic Employees Guilty of Fraud
06/01/09 Former Enron Broadband Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Books and Records
05/29/09 Civilian Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements to Federal Agents
05/26/09 Seven Sentenced in Southeast Texas Meth Ring
05/21/09 Texas-Based Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers to Pay U.S. $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
05/19/09 Port Lavaca Man Convicted of Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
05/18/09 Federal Inmate Gets Death Penalty for Murder of Fellow Prisoner in Beaumont
05/14/09 Rapper Wille D Arrested and Charged in Wire Fraud Scam
05/13/09 Mortgage Broker Convicted for Mortgage Fraud
05/13/09 Last Two Defendants Convicted in Ambulance Fraud Case Sentenced
05/12/09 Stanford Financial Group Chief Investment Officer Charged with Obstruction of Justice
05/11/09 U.S. District Court Judge Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice
05/06/09 Brother and Sister Indicted in Adult Diaper Fraud Case
04/30/09 Baytown Man Sentenced for Marijuana Trafficking
04/30/09 Leader of Laredo’s Pistolero Prison/Street Gang Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds
04/30/09 Former Employee of Houston Food Distributor Convicted of Fraud in Iraq Food Contracts
04/30/09 Computer Administrator Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System
04/30/09 Local Officers Complete State of the Art FBI Explosives Training
04/29/09 Robstown Resident Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
04/27/09 Houston Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges
04/24/09 Former Costal Bend College Business Manager Sent to Federal Prison for Embezzlement
04/24/09 Houston Woman Sentenced in Wheelchair Fraud Case
04/23/09 Former Lake Jackson Businessman Sentenced for Defrauding Investors
04/23/09 Smooth Talking Bank Robber Gets the Cash, but not the Teller’s Number
04/23/09 Raza Unida Prison Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
04/22/09 Four Charged in Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Operation
04/22/09 Houston Business Owners Convicted of Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of $36 Million
04/21/09 “Reckless Robber” Hits Katy Bank Today: Suspected in as Many as Ten Area Robberies
04/21/09 Gunman Robs Hedwig Village Bank: Suspected in Two Other Recent Robberies
04/17/09 Orange, Texas Man Guilty of Child Pornography Charges
04/13/09 Two Men Sought in Houston Bank Robbery
04/13/09 FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Needs Public's Help in Solving Fourth Bank Robbery of the Day
04/13/09 Mortgage Fraud Conviction
04/13/09 Houston Businessman Convicted of Fraud in Iraq Food Contracts
04/10/09 Grandad Bandit Robs Houston Bank
04/09/09 Duo Holds Up Houston Bank
04/09/09 Loan Officer Convicted of Mortgage Fraud
04/09/09 Wannabe Bonnie and Clyde Rob Wells Fargo Bank
04/09/09 Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arrested on Civil Rights Charges
04/08/09 Area Meth Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Pen Without Parole
04/07/09 Sisters Who Operated Fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid Companies Sentenced to Prison
04/02/09 Gunman Takes Over Houston Bank
04/02/09 “Reckless Robber” Hits Houston Bank
04/01/09 Former Border Patrol Agent Convicted of Bribery Sentenced
04/01/09 Loan Officer Convicted for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
04/01/09 Port Lavaca Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
03/31/09 Member of Gulf Cartel Convicted for Assault of Federal Agents
03/24/09 Conroe Police Officer Arrested for Bank Robbery
03/23/09 Former San Benito Police Officer Sentenced for Trafficking in Marijuana and Cocaine
03/23/09 Conviction in Kidnapping Conspiracy and Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Federal Judge
03/19/09 FBI Needs Public’s Help to Identify Serial Bank Robber
03/17/09 Houston Man Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography
03/16/09 Whispering Bandit Robs Wachovia Bank
03/13/09 Nacogdoches Man Sentenced for Embezzling from Investors
03/11/09 Houston Resident Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
03/11/09 Robber and Female Getaway Driver Wanted in Bank Heist
03/10/09 Victoria Resident Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
03/09/09 Pasadena Dentist Indicted for Medicaid Fraud
03/09/09 FBI Seeking to Identify Victims in Stanford Financial Group Investigation
03/06/09 Lamar Graduate Student Guilty of Threatening Graduation
03/05/09 Loan Processor Convicted of Mortgage Fraud
03/05/09 Two UK Citizens Charged By United States with Bribing Nigerian Government Officials to Obtain Lucrative Contracts as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme
03/03/09 Surveillance Photos Capture Capital One Robber
02/26/09 City of Hempstead Officials Plead Guilty to Conspiracy
02/26/09 Stanford Financial Group Chief Investment Officer Charged with Obstruction
02/23/09 U.S. District Court Judge Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice
02/19/09 Port Arthur Woman Sentenced for Mid-County Carjacking
02/19/09 Two Sentenced for Attempting to Rob Orange Savings Bank
02/13/09 Owner of DME Company Indicted in Adult Diaper Fraud Case
02/11/09 New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Obtain FEMA Funds for Hurricane Katrina
02/11/09 Kellogg Brown & Root LLC Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and Agrees to Pay $402 Million Criminal Fine
02/04/09 “Reckless Robber” Suspected in 6th Houston Area Robbery
01/27/09 Nederland Man Sentenced for Mid-County Carjacking
01/26/09 Ex-Hostgator.Com Employee Sentenced for Computer Intrusion
01/26/09 Port Arthur Man Sentenced for Mid-County Carjacking
01/23/09 Two Sentenced for Attempting to Rob Orange Savings Bank
01/23/09 Port Arthur Man Sentenced for Counterfeit Check Scheme
01/22/09 Port Neches Man Sentenced for Counterfeit Check Scheme
01/22/09 “Reckless Robber” Spray Paints Hair, Robs Third Area Bank
01/21/09 Federal Inmates Charged with Murdering Fellow Prisoner in Beaumont
01/21/09 Vidor Woman Indicted for Stealing FEMA Trailers
01/16/09 Civilian Contractor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Federal Agents
01/14/09 FBI Presents Director’s Community Leadership Award
01/06/09 U.S. District Court Judge Charged in Superseding Indictment with Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact
01/05/09 FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Responds to First Robberies of 2009