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Lynn Price, co-founder of The Turkey Leg Hut, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in federal prison for his coordination of an arson attack on a rival business in 2020.
Price, 44, pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to commit arson in connection to a fire at Bar 5015.
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Former Houston Health Department employee, Barry Barnes, has been sentenced to two years probation for bribery. Barnes had pleaded guilty after an FBI Houston public corruption investigation uncovered a kickback scheme through which he accepted bribes from three businesses in exchange for influencing the selection of each to perform services for the health department.
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Fraudsters Regina Lynn Thomas and her son, Isaiah Ben Thomas, were just sentenced this week after swindling an elderly couple out of over $1 million!
Regina Lynn Thomas will remain incarcerated for 42 months, and both of them must pay back every dollar they stole from their victims.
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Samuel Everrett Williams has been arrested for last Friday's robbery of the PNC Bank located in the 14000 block of Cypress Rosehill in Cypress, TX. Williams, who was out on parole for a 2012 bank robbery conviction, was arrested at his home by the FBI Houston's Violent Crime Task Force, the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force, and @HCSOTexas. He was booked into the Harris County Jail. 👊
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SEEKING VICTIMS: FBI Houston is asking for potential victims of Dohnya Dozier to please come forward. Dozier is a former Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of threatening to arrest a woman unless she had sex with him. Dozier was arrested on October 1 and is charged with attempted sexual assault and official oppression.
If you were a victim of Dozier, know someone who may have been, or have information about this case, please fill out the electronic form found at forms.fbi.gov/victims/Office….
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The FBI Houston Field Office honors the heroic efforts of our partner firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and other dedicated first responders. These public servants risk their lives and run toward danger without hesitation to protect others.
On this #NationalFirstResponderDay, we thank you for your partnership and everything you do for our community.
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"Most of the public corruption investigations that the FBI works are thanks to you, the public, who provides us with tips and information. Public corruption happens when anyone who works for the government -- state, local or federal -- conducts an official act in exchange for anything of value. If you have information about public corruption, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or go online at tips.fbi.gov." - SAC Jason Hudson.
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#BREAKING Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Patrice Turner and two of her subordinates, Shemerrylyn Regina Fields and Victor Calvin Ewing, have been federally indicted for conspiracy, theft concerning federal program funds and wire fraud. Turner is accused of using money allotted for county payroll to pay Fields and Ewing to care for her elderly mother, among other duties, while on the county clock and instructing them to lie about it on their timesheets.
FBI Houston's Public Corruption team, the Texas Rangers, and the Harris County DA's Office investigated.
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#BREAKING Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Patrice Turner and two of her subordinates, Shemerrylyn Regina Fields and Victor Calvin Ewing, have been federally indicted for conspiracy, theft concerning federal program funds and wire fraud. Turner is accused of using money allotted for county payroll to pay Fields and Ewing to care for her elderly mother, among other duties, while on the county clock and instructing them to lie about it on their timesheets.
FBI Houston's Public Corruption team, the Texas Rangers, and the Harris County DA's Office investigated.
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An investigation by FBI Houston's Violent Crimes Against Children team results in an 11+ year sentence for 27-year-old Daniel Berrones for distribution and possession of child pornography. Berrones used online chat rooms to share child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Some of his victims were toddlers. justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/kat…
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Fugitive Joseph Matos may have ties to Texas.
He has “MOST WANTED” tattooed on his belly.
Up to $1 million reward.
The #FBI has added Joseph Matos to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. He is #wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a National Guard member in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on July 3, 2021. A reward of up to $1,000,000 is offered for information leading to his arrest: fbi.gov/wanted/topten/joseph…
ALT FBI Ten Most Wanted poster for Joseph Matos.
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Two Houston-area residents have been indicted for allegedly submitting fraudulent financial documents to multiple mortgage lenders to help borrowers obtain loans they might not otherwise qualify for. Tammi Hunnicutt, 64, and Taylor Dickson, 33, are accused of submitting loan applications with falsified pay stubs, W-2 forms and bank statements to misrepresent borrowers’ employment and income to help them qualify for mortgage loans:
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A federal prison inmate in Beaumont has been convicted in an investment fraud scheme. Riley Graham, 60, aka David Drake, while imprisoned at the low security correctional facility at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex defrauded a Beaumont pastor, his family, and the owners of a North Carolina construction business, of over $1.4 million. FBI Beaumont, the IRS-Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and Bureau of Prisons investigated. #SETXnews justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/fed…
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The FBI is warning the public that scammers could exploit the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections to carry out financial fraud schemes. Scammers use the names, images, logos, and slogans of candidates to fraudulently solicit campaign contributions, sell merchandise that is never delivered, or steal personally identifiable information that can be used for other fraud.
Learn more about these scams and how to protect yourself at ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA261015-3.
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The FBI is warning voters and election workers about election crimes ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. Election crimes can include:
▪️Ballot or voter fraud
▪️Campaign finance violations
▪️Threats to election workers
▪️Civil rights violations, such as voter suppression or voter intimidation.
Learn more at ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA261015-2
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At it again. FBI Houston’s Safe Streets Task Force was out early this morning with @HoustonPolice, @USMarshalsHQ, @MCTXSheriff, @DEAHoustonDiv, @HSIHouston, @TxDPSsoutheast, @ATFHou, and other partners executing federal arrests and search warrants across the Houston area as part of a joint operation. The operation resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of numerous firearms and drugs.
Strong partnerships. Safer communities. That’s the mission. More to come ...
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The FBI warns that North Korean IT workers continue to recruit Americans and others to infiltrate western companies and avoid detection. This scheme using state-controlled remote "IT Workers" helps fund North Korea's government, including its nuclear weapons and other military programs, and poses a significant national security and intellectual property theft insider threat. Learn how to protect yourself and your business: ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA261013
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The second of eight individuals indicted for the March 2024 kidnapping for ransom in southeast Houston of several people has been sentenced. Elloy Figueroa Pedraza was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Last month, Jesus Salgado was sentenced to 15 years for his role in the case. The victims were rescued by the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and FBI Houston SWAT during an April 2024 operation.
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CAPTURED: After 29 years on the run, fugitive Rogelio Guerra Vasquez has been arrested in Mexico thanks to assistance by FBI Houston, FBI Mexico Legal Attaché office, and the Beaumont Police Department. Guerra Vasquez, now 69, was wanted for the 1997 murder of his wife of 21 years, Sugie Vasquez in Orange, Texas. He remains in Mexico awaiting extradition back to Texas: fbi.gov/wanted/murders/rogel… #SETXnews
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NEWS RELEASE out of @FBIWFO, @NewYorkFBI and @FBICharlotte: Leader of Global Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors
Read more a about how this #FBI is dismantling violent criminal networks and protecting children from exploitation. justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-gl…
ALT Dark graphic with FBI seal in background with title: Leader of Global Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors
ALT Quote from FBI Director Kash Patel on how a leader of the violent '764' network, Prasan Nepal, pleaded guilty for his role in exploiting juveniles and targeted kids online.
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