Massive Houston Area Online Sex Crime Bust Results in 60 Arrests
As reported in the Houston Chronicle today and by other local media outlets, multiple law enforcement agencies from eight counties near and around the Houston area announced the arrest of 60 individuals for various internet crimes against children. The initiative was...
Richard Esper Named Most Outstanding Federal CJA Panel Attorney for 2017
Richard Esper was recently awarded Most Outstanding Federal CJA Panel Attorney for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. The CJA Panel is a select group of attorneys who are called upon by federal judges to represent individuals charged with federal crimes...
Local Authorities Form Working Group to Fight Hurricane Harvey-Related Illegal Activity
The Department of Justice announced today that representatives from numerous federal and state law enforcement agencies have formed a working group to investigate and prosecute illegal activity related to Hurricane Harvey. The working group will involve all levels of...
Brent Mayr and Paul Schiffer Named to 2017 Super Lawyers List in Criminal Defense
Brent Mayr and Paul Schiffer have been named to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list in Criminal Defense. The list which is featured in Texas Monthly magazine, as well as other respected publications, sets out who are the top attorneys in the State of Texas...
Brent Mayr Speaks at Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Seminar on Cross Examination of Cooperating Witnesses
Brent Mayr recently spoke at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association's continuing legal education seminar, Cross Examination, in Dallas, Texas on the topic of Cross Examination of Cooperating Witnesses. Cooperating witnesses are often used as a large component...
United States Attorney General Orders Tougher Federal Drug Prosecutions
Earlier this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to seek the maximum punishment for drug offenses in one of the clearest breaks yet from the policies of the Justice Department under the Obama administration. The move was seen as an abrupt...
Feds Crack Down Again on Health Care Fraud
The need for having an experienced, knowledgeable federal criminal defense attorney has never been greater today than it has been in several years. On July 13, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price,...
Richard Esper helps Former Administrator Keep From Being Charged in EPISD Cheating Scandal
Richard Esper successfully negotiated with the Federal Government to keep his client from being indicted in the high-profile El Paso Independent School District cheating scheme case being prosecuted in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. Richard Esper’s...
Brent Mayr and Richard Esper Obtain the Lone Acquittals for Clients Charged as Part of Zeta Drug Cartel Money Laundering Scheme
Brent Mayr and Richard Esper obtained the lone acquittals for their individual clients in the high-profile Zeta Drug Cartel Money Laundering Case involving the American Quarter Horse Racing industry. Both clients were charged with conspiracy to commit...