US Attorney General Press Release

Five Individuals, Including Tenaha Man Convicted for Federal Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping

May 11, 2017 - TYLER, Texas – A 22-year-old Zwolle, LA man has been sentenced to federal prison for his part in a kidnapping conspiracy scheme targeting individuals in the Eastern District of Texas and surrounding area, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today
 
Gary Cutright pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, 2017, to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.   
 

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Lamar University Join Forces to Address Recidivism

May 8, 2017 BEAUMONT, Texas – Acting United States Attorney Brit Featherston announced today that as part of a federal reentry initiative, the United States Attorney’s Office is working with Lamar University in Beaumont in a new and innovative program designed to reduce recidivism by improving employment outcomes for ex-offenders in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas.

West Texas Woman Sentenced for Identity Theft in East Texas

August 11, 2016 Beaumont, Texas – A 26-year-old Wimberly, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for identity theft related violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Samantha Kelly Bradshaw pleaded guilty on May 2, 2016 to identity theft by unlawful possession of a means of identification and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.

Tenaha Man Amongst Three Indicted in E. Texas/W. LA Federal Kidnapping Conspiracy

January 21, 2016 - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today the indictment of three individuals charged in a kidnapping conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas.

Cory Carnell Mitchell, 27, of Tenaha, Texas; Gary Eugene Cutright, 21, of Zwolle, LA; and Quannell Newton, 35, of Many, LA, were named in the three count indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury late Jan. 20, 2016.

Angelina County Individuals Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

July 15, 2015 - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that five individuals are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas.

On July 14, 2015, a combined task force of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies began executing federal arrest warrants for defendants indicted following a two year investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas and elsewhere. The agencies also executed three search warrants in Diboll and one in Lufkin.

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