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

Current Press Releases | 2009 Press Releases | 2008 Press Releases

12/31/08 Local Contractor Guilty of Fraud at Army Depot
12/30/08 Bank Robbers Arrested
12/29/08 Duo Armed with Pistol and Assault Rifle Disarm Security Guard, Commit Bank Robbery
12/23/08 Houston Resident Indicted for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
12/23/08 Corpus Christi Resident Indicted for Child Pornography Charges
12/19/08 Former Willbros International Executive and Consultant Charged in $6 Million Foreign Bribery Conspiracy
12/17/08 Speechless Bank Robber Captured in Surveillance Video
12/16/08 Sleep Lab and Its Owner Settle Allegations of Medicare Violations
12/12/08 Mortgage Fraud Conviction
12/11/08 Former Continental Airlines Reservations Agent Sentenced to Prison for Ticket Scam
12/11/08 Duo Robs West University Bank
12/10/08 Gunman and Two Accomplices Take Over Houston Bank
12/09/08 Four Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
12/08/08 Bandit Minds his Manners During Houston Bank Robbery
12/05/08 Mortgage Fraud Conviction
12/03/08 Computer Tech Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft of Calpine Corporation Executive
12/02/08 Houston Modeling Studio Owners Convicted of Bribery and Visa Fraud
12/01/08 Houston’s 119th Bank Robbery Committed by Lone Robber
12/01/08 Houston Businessman Sentenced for Defrauding Medicare of Millions
11/26/08 Arrest Made in Burglaries of East Texas Pharmacies
11/24/08 Former Coastal Bend College Business Manager Guilty of Embezzlement
11/21/08 Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
11/20/08 Former Bank Senior Vice President Sentenced to Prison
11/20/08 League City Resident Sentenced to Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography Conviction
11/19/08 Reckless Robber Shocks Customers and Employees at a Suburban Bank
11/14/08 City of Hempstead Officials Indicted for Bribery
11/10/08 Account Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
11/05/08 Mortgage Broker Indicted in Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
11/04/08 EGL Pays U.S. to Resolve False Claims and Kickback Allegations Related to Overseas Shipments for the Military
11/03/08 Former El Paso Gas Trader Sentenced to Prison
11/03/08 AUSA Ruben Perez to Serve as the District’s Election Officer
10/31/08 Canadian Woman Sentenced for Role in International Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme
10/28/08 Corpus Christi Area Banks Employ New Strategy to Reduce Bank Robberies
10/24/08 Three Sentenced for Possessing and Selling Counterfeit Identification Documents
10/22/08 Mortgage Fraud Scheme Costs Defendant 24+ Years in Prison
10/21/08 Pearland Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Investment Scams
10/16/08 Bank Robber Hits Twice in Five Days
10/16/08 Armed Bank Robber Threatens Tellers with Pistol Suspected in at Least Two Area Bank Robberies
10/16/08 Bank Customers Ordered to the Ground at Gunpoint
10/14/08 Man Convicted of Defrauding Medicare Sentenced to Prison
10/14/08 Former Enron Broadband Co-Chief Executive Officer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
10/10/08 Louisiana Man Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography
10/09/08 Five Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
10/06/08 FBI Offers $15,000 Reward for “Point Blank Bandit”
10/06/08 Defendant Extradited from Colombia Pleads Guilty in Cocaine for Arms Deal
10/03/08 Four Individuals and Subcontracting Company Charged with Contract Fraud Related to the War in Afghanistan and Rebuilding Efforts
09/30/08 Man Slips Note on Counter, Gets Away with Cash
09/30/08 Woman at Center of Adoption Scam Sentenced to Prison
09/29/08 Hostage Taking Bank Robber Commits Second Armed Robbery
09/24/08 Corpus Christi Man Indicted for Additional Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
09/10/08 Gunman Takes Teller Hostage During Houston Bank Robbery
09/09/08 Nacogdoches Man Enters Guilty Plea for Perpetrating Commodities Ponzi Scheme
09/05/08 The Getaway Driver in Alice Bank Robbery Sentenced
09/05/08 Former City of Brookshire Officials Sentenced for Bribery
09/03/08 Former Officer and Director of Global Engineering and Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Kickback Charges
09/02/08 Houston Physician Convicted of Defrauding Medicare in Wheelchair Fraud Scheme
09/02/08 Computer Tech Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft of Calpine Corporation Executive
08/29/08 “Flirting Felon” Makes his Move and Gets Away with Cash
08/29/08 Estonian Sentenced in Connection with a National Stolen Property Scheme
08/28/08 U.S. District Court Judge Charged with Attempted Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact
08/26/08 Two Sentenced in Mail, Wire Fraud Scheme
08/26/08 Former Bank Senior Vice President Guilty of Embezzlement
08/21/08 Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than 40 Years in Federal Prison
08/20/08 “Early Bird Bandit” Gets his Cash by 4 A.M.
08/19/08 Four Convicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
08/11/08 Jury Finds Port Arthur Couple Guilty of Federal Carjacking Charges
08/07/08 “Bagless Bandit” Stashes Loot in Private Place
08/06/08 “Bilingual Bandit” Commits Armed Bank Robbery
07/25/08 Prison Escapee Charged with Car Jacking and Bank Robbery
07/23/08 Four More Charged with Hurricane Katrina and Rita Fraud
07/21/08 Houston Money Remittance Business Owner Convicted of Money Laundering and Failing to File CTRS
07/18/08 FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Seeking Robber and Stolen Getaway Truck
07/15/08 Serial Bank Robber Lifts Third Bank in Less Than a Month
07/15/08 Armed Bank Robber Captured in Bank Surveillance Photos
07/15/08 New Digital Forensics Laboratory Opens in Houston, Texas
07/01/08 Corpus Christi Area Psychologist Convicted of Defrauding Medicaid
06/27/08 “Dress Shirt Bandit”
06/26/08 Houston, Texas Man Sentenced for Escaping from Federal Prison
06/26/08 Trio Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
06/26/08 Former Employee Indicted for Intentional Damage to Webhosting Data
06/25/08 Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Orange, Texas Bank Robbery Charges
06/24/08 Houston Resident Indicted on Computer Hacking Charge
06/19/08 Six Charged in Mortgage Fraud Indictment as a Result of Operation Malicious Mortgage
06/16/08 Galveston County Resident Sentenced for Role in 2006 Texas City Explosion
06/09/08 “Brazen Businessman” Dresses Down, Robs Second Bank
06/09/08 Eight Sentenced for Participating in Houston FEMA Fraud Ring
06/04/08 Burkeville, Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Charges
05/30/08 Corpus Christi Man Arrested for Fraud and Money Laundering
05/30/08 HPL Prison Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Drug and Money Laundering Charges
05/28/08 Former Mission Public Officials and Contractors Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes
05/27/08 “Shady in Shades” Robs Sterling Bank
05/27/08 Newton Men Plead Guilty to Bank Robbery Charges
05/23/08 Former Drug Counselor Sentenced to Prison for Bribery
05/22/08 Ambulance Service Owners Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud
05/22/08 Former Houston Doctor Sentenced for Making Verbal Threat to Murder a Federal Prosecutor (pdf)
05/22/08 Houston, Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Escaping from Federal Prison
05/22/08 Area Woman Charged Again in Alleged Adoption Scheme
05/22/08 “Brazen Businessman” Brandishes Weapon in Bank Robbery
05/21/08 Apparently, It Takes Two to Rob a Bank
05/20/08 4th Street Blood Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Drug Charges
05/16/08 Chinese Chemist Convicted in Theft of Trade Secrets
05/16/08 Three Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
05/15/08 Two Local Men Plead to Child Pornography Charges
05/14/08 Willbros Group Inc. Enters Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Agrees to Pay $22 Million Penalty for FCPA Violations
05/13/08 Defendant Extradited from Colombia in Weapons Deal
05/12/08 Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling
05/09/08 Silsbee Man Sentenced for Hurricane Fraud
05/09/08 FBI Releases Video of Armed Manvel Bank Robbery
05/08/08 “Hard-Hatted Handyman” Hits Houston Bank
05/02/08 Military Computer Contractor Pleads to Unauthorized Access to Military Database and Id Theft
05/02/08 “Visine Villain” Robs Wachovia Bank
04/30/08 Red Handed Bandit Robs Fifth Area Bank!
04/28/08 Two Men Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges
04/24/08 Beaumont Man Gets Federal Prison Sentence for Hurricane Fraud
04/24/08 Tip Leads to Identity of "Beloved Doe": Mother Arrested and Charged in the Case
04/23/08 Owners/Managers and Drivers of Commercial Bus Companies Indicted for Drug Trafficking
04/18/08 Drug Roundup in East Texas Nets Six
04/17/08 Former U.S. Executive of Italian Marine Hose Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Worldwide Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
04/14/08 Owners of Edinburg Ambulance Companies Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud
04/14/08 Houston Physician Sentenced for Defrauding Medicare
04/11/08 Two Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Bank Robbery
04/10/08 Dot Employees Arrested for Bribery
04/08/08 “Runny Nose Robber” Gets Cash and Flees from Bank
04/08/08 Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System
04/04/08 Inmate and Wife Indicted for Kidnapping Conspiracy
04/04/08 Bryan Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Bp Agent
04/04/08 Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Bank Fraud
04/03/08 Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Charges
04/01/08 Houston Women Sentenced for Human Trafficking Related Charges
03/31/08 Houston Man Sentenced for Hurricane Fraud in Port Arthur
03/28/08 Local Psychologist Indicted for Fraud
03/25/08 “Borrowing Bandit” Robs Woodforest Bank Inside Wal-Mart Store
03/21/08 Federal Probation Officer Indicted for Bribery
03/20/08 “Red Handed Bandit” Hits Again
03/19/08 Female “Fashionable Felon” Pulls Pistol from Purse
03/17/08 “Blackhawk Bandits” Commit Another Takeover Robbery
03/12/08 Former Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Child Pornography
03/11/08 Men Sentenced for Beaumont I-10 Kidnapping
03/06/08 Newton Men Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Bank Robbery
03/05/08 “Photogenic Felon” Flees in Ford F-150
03/05/08 Four Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Which Grossed Millions
03/04/08 Leader of Massive Drug Conspiracy Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas
03/04/08 Another Robber Targets Bank Inside Grocery Store
02/28/08 Former Naval Air Station Employee Sentenced on Bribery Charge
02/28/08 League City Man Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
02/22/08 Three Former British Bankers Sentenced in Enron Case
02/21/08 Chinese Chemist Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets
02/20/08 Nueces County Fugitive Arrested in Brownsville, Texas
02/19/08 Two Kidnappers Sentenced
02/15/08 Former City of Brookshire Officials Plead Guilty to Bribery
02/13/08 “Blackhawk Bandits” Commit Takeover Bank Robbery
02/13/08 Shots Fired Inside Grocery Store as “Careless Crew” Commits Sixth Armed Bank Robbery
02/11/08 Laboratory Worker Convicted of Submitting False Test Results Sentenced to Prison
02/11/08 FBI Releases Photographs of Tomball Bank Robber
02/08/08 Local Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare
02/08/08 Verdict Reached in El Paso Trial
02/07/08 “Bad Bart” Robs Channelview Bank
02/04/08 $20,000 Reward Offered for Identity of “Beloved Doe”
02/01/08 Former Mission City Manager and Parks Director Plead Guilty in Bribery Case
01/29/08 Last of Four Charged in Wheelchair Fraud Case Convicted
01/29/08 Orange, Texas Man Guilty of Health Care Fraud
01/28/08 “Red Handed Bandit” Suspected in Three West Side Bank Robberies
01/25/08 Former City of Brookshire Officials Indicted for Bribery
01/25/08 Two Houston Developers Indicted for Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud
01/25/08 Clear Lake Mortgage Broker/Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty
01/23/08 Reynosa Plaza Drug Boss Convicted on All Counts
01/23/08 “Bathroom Bandit” Robs Chase Bank
01/22/08 Silsbee Man Guilty of Hurricane Fraud
01/22/08 “Cue Card Robber” Hits Heights Bank Today
01/17/08 Child Pornography Charges Lead to Lengthy Sentence for Corpus Christi Man
01/17/08 Former Lake Jackson Businessman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors
01/16/08 Former Bank Employee Sentenced to Prison
01/16/08 Houston Man Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Scheme
01/15/08 Houston Man Guilty of Hurricane Fraud in Port Arthur
01/11/08 Second Suspect Arrested in Recent Wells Fargo Armed Bank Robberies
01/10/08 Former Bank V.P. Sentenced to Prison
01/08/08 Former La Salle County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced on Extortion Charge
01/08/08 CBP Officer Arrested for Aiding and Abetting Undocumented Alien
01/04/08 Two Charged with Selling Counterfeit Computer Products
01/04/08 CCAD Contracting Officer Guilty of Receiving Bribes
01/04/08 Drug Counselor Pleads Guilty to Allowing Substitute Urine Specimen