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Former Bank of America Executive Sentenced to 37 Months for Embezzling Church Funds

Allen Corbin — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:47:59 +0000

53 year-old Donnie Wright will serve a 37 month federal prison sentence for embezzling money from a church.

Baptist Youth Minister Trevor Jacob Fortner Charged With Attempted Enticement of a Minor

Cole Shooter — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:26:01 +0000

Trevor Jacob Fortner is a youth minister at the Fifth Street Baptist Church in Levelland, and also works at First Baptist Church in Lubbock, in its publications and graphics department.

Amarillo Anesthesiologist Edgar Lockett, Jr. Arrested on Tax Evasion Charges

Cole Shooter — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:54:45 +0000

An indictment alleges that Lockett has not filed income tax returns since 1999, except for a joint return filed with his spouse for 2007.

Jeffrey Hensley Arrested, Confesses to Robbing Three Lubbock Banks

Cole Shooter — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:50:27 +0000

Hensley reportedly robbed two banks and a credit union in Lubbock from September 2012 through February 2013.

Michael Gallanter and Ethan Oliver Wynne-Wade Arrested on Drug Charges

Cole Shooter — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:57:40 +0000

Authorities say they found approximately 98 bundles of marijuana, four bundles of hash, and two bundles of mushrooms containing psilocin or psilocybin in the airplane.

Njeazeh Ambeabet Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

Allen Corbin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:08:32 +0000

A 24-year old man pleads guilty for producing child pornography.

Orthodontist Michael David Goodwin Sentenced for Texas Medicaid Fraud

Cole Shooter — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:38:35 +0000

The U.S. Attorney’s office says that Goodwin had his employees schedule more than 100 Medicaid patients for days when he was scheduled to be out of town, but still billed for the procedures.

North Texas Man Sentenced for Hauling 245 Pounds of Marijuana

Allen Corbin — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:51:58 +0000

A North Texas man was sentenced yesterday in a federal court to 5 ½ years in prison yesterday for hauling over 245 pounds of marijuana.

Jeffrey David Gunselman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Bio-Diesel Business

Cole Shooter — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:57:04 +0000

Gunselman made nearly $42 million from the fraudulent practices, and spent $12 million on property, several vehicles, a Patton Military Tank, a Gulfstream airplane, San Antonio Spurs season tickets and corporate sponsorships.

Donald Joseph West Faces Up to Life in Prison for Amarillo Bank Robbery

Cole Shooter — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:51:03 +0000

The 49-year-old West faces a sentence of no less than 22 years and up to life in prison, as well as a $750,000 fine for the November 2012 robbery.

Christopher Aubrey Harlan Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

Cole Shooter — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:44:26 +0000

The 27-year-old Harlan, formerly of Big Spring faces a sentence of no less than five years or more than 20 years, a $250,000 fine, and up to a lifetime of supervised release.

Miles Robert Flinn Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Porn

Cole Shooter — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:45:37 +0000

The sentence comes following the 26-year-old Flinn’s November 2012 guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography.

Mark Dean Garrison Sentenced for Transporting Marijuana

Cole Shooter — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:14:30 +0000

The spools of barbed wire on Garrison's vehicle contained 229 bricks of marijuana, weighing approximately 112 kilograms.

Calhoun County Resident James Cate Sentenced For Shooting Crop Dusting Airplane

Cole Shooter — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:55:58 +0000

The plane was reportedly dusting the crops of a field neighboring Cate’s land in Talpa, which is less than 20 miles west of Ballinger.

Billy Michael Grimes Sentenced for Robbing Credit Union in Pampa, Texas

Cole Shooter — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:19:18 +0000

Grimes committed the armed robbery of the Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union in Pampa on September 15th, 2012.

Shanice Adel Lambert Sentenced for Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy

Cole Shooter — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:15:06 +0000

Court documents show that the 38-year-old Childress ISD teacher's aide met the 15-year-old student at the school where she worked through his association with one of her children.

Jordan Weston Hamilton of Big Spring Pleads Guilty to Bomb Threat Hoax

Cole Shooter — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:52:52 +0000

Hamilton admits that he called the Howard County 9-1-1 emergency call center and stated that there was a bomb located in a science room at Big Spring High School.

Richard Mendoza of Lubbock Sentenced for Downloading Child Pornography

Cole Shooter — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:44:40 +0000

Mendoza intentionally downloaded a video file depicting a female child under the age of 18 engaged in sexually explicit conduct .

James Galen Brown Sentenced in Lubbock for Child Pornography

Cole Shooter — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:57:43 +0000

Brown reportedly went onto internet chat rooms and found people to trade child pornography pictures via text message.

Ex-Navy Man Derrick Mendez Sentenced For Downloading Child Pornography

Cole Shooter — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:17:46 +0000

Derrick M. Mendez pleaded guilty in October 2012 to one count of receiving child pornography.