The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for the same job.

A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery in Beaumont, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

A Missouri City couple has been indicted for orchestrating a fraudulent financing and refinancing mortgage loan scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

United Memorial Medical Center has agreed to pay $2 million and to make additional contingent payments to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Five Houston men have been taken into federal custody after they were charged in a large-scale mail theft and credit card fraud scheme resulting in more than $1.2 million in losses, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

A 55-year-old Baytown woman has been sentenced to prison for embezzling millions of dollars from her employer for nearly 10 years, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

A 34-year-old Houston man and felon has been ordered to federal prison for illegally purchasing and trafficking firearms, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

A Houston clinic owner and a doctor in Atlanta, GA have been sentenced for their roles in a $5 million pill mill scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced.

A 48-year-old Katy woman has been sentenced to prison for defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Two Houston men have admitted to beating a victim, holding him at gunpoint and threatening to kill him, the United States Department of Justice announced Monday.

A Houston pharmacist and clinic owner were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in a $6 million pill mill scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced.

A Sugar Land man has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder more than $500,000, the United States Department of Justice said.

A Houston businessman was arrested for wire fraud in relation to a fraudulent loan scheme, according to the United States Department of Justice.

A federal jury has convicted a 47-year-old Houston man of sex trafficking four women by means of force and of taking three women across state lines to engage in prostitution, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

A 33-year-old Houston man and repeat violent felon has been sentenced to prison for illegally possessing a firearm, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

A Houston man was arrested for traveling to Florida to have sex with a 13-year-old girl, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Two Houston residents have been ordered to federal prison after beating and carjacking an Uber driver, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

A former high-ranking member of the Los Zetas cartel has entered a guilty plea to a conspiracy to import tons of cocaine into the United States, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

A 35-year-old Missouri City man has been ordered to prison for embezzling millions of dollars from his employer, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

A Houston man and woman have been sentenced for breaking into the home of the Consul General for Great Britain causing nearly $56,000 in property damage, the United States Department of Justice said.

A 33-year-old Houston man has been convicted after holding a teen girl against her will and taking her on a three-day trip across the country, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Investigators found a total of 831 images of child pornography, 736 of which contained prepubescent minors. Approximately 100 included sadomasochistic activity. Evidence shows that the suspect has had sexual interest in children since the late 1980s.

A 48-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to a nationwide ticket scam that included a Texas A&M football game, the United States Department of Justice said.

A 26-year-old Houston man has been ordered to 15 years in federal prison following his conviction of receipt of child pornography, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

The leader in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud has been ordered to federal prison, the United States Department of Justice said.

BestCare Laboratory Services LLC, will pay $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment after the company lied to Medicare to receive travel reimbursements, the United States Department of Justice said in a news release.

Three men were sentenced to prison for smuggling women into the United States from Cuba and making them work in Houston-area strip clubs, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

A little league coach has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

The Department of Justice said two men from around the Houston area are now in jail after their role in a building fire in the Spring area last year.

Nearly a dozen criminals have now been brought to justice for their roles in drug trafficking on Sinton streets after the sentencing of two Sinton residents, the United States Department of Justice announced.

A 47-year-old home health company owner has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a $1.4 million Medicare home health fraud scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

A Houston man and woman have pleaded guilty to burglarizing and damaging property at the British Consul General’s residence, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Law enforcement officials found 3,765 images and 746 videos of young children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The images and videos include children under the age of 12 participating in sexual acts such as bondage, bestiality, and acts of violence such as the penetration of the young victims.

As the city of Houston faces a federal probe into its handling of illegal dumping in Black and Brown neighborhoods, residents in Sunnyside say they’ve seen no sign things are improving.

Charges have been filed against a Houston man for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection and riots at the United States Capitol.

A local pharmacy owner was found guilty by a federal jury Monday for distributing controlled substances and laundering money from his now-shuttered pharmacies, according to a release sent by the United States Department of Justice.

On Friday, the Brazoria County NAACP submitted an eight-page letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, asking for an independent investigation into allegations that former district clerk Rhonda Barchak altered the jury pool by race for more than a decade.

Authorities say six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels.

The United States Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with Fort Bend County to improve access to court for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), resolving an investigation into allegations that the county courts’ requirements discriminated against LEP people.

A Houston man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for leading an armed home invasion robbery crew that targeted families of South Asian and East Asian descent, the United States Department of Justice confirmed Friday.