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Scammers are targeting Texans as winter storm leaves many without power, feds warn

Scammers are targeting Texans as winter storm leaves many without power, feds warn salarshani@businessinsider.com (Sarah Al-Arshani) © Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP Ice and snow blanketing roads in Odessa, Texas, on February 15, 2021. Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP Federal authorities are warning Texans of increased scam efforts after a devastating winter storm.  Some scammers are already posing as representatives from electricity companies.  Many residents lost power and others have suffered property damage from the storm.  The United States Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of Texas warned residents to be on the lookout for scams as the state deals with an unprecedented winter storm that has left many with property damage and no electricity. 

Scammers targeting Texans after winter storm, feds warn

Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP Federal authorities are warning Texans of increased scam efforts after a devastating winter storm.  Some scammers are already posing as representatives from electricity companies.  Many residents lost power and others have suffered property damage from the storm.  The United States Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of Texas warned residents to be on the lookout for scams as the state deals with an unprecedented winter storm that has left many with property damage and no electricity.  Fraudsters often appear from nowhere to take advantage of natural disasters, which is what occurred in the early days of the pandemic. Now, we are concerned that weary homeowners will fall prey to unsolicited calls regarding insurance claims, home warranties, or bogus government grants acting US Attorney Nicholas Ganjei said.  If you did not solicit the call, hang up.  

Cherokee County domestic violence offender sentenced for possessing firearm

Cherokee County domestic violence offender sentenced for possessing firearm Eastern District of Texas A 53-year-old Rusk man has been sentenced to prison for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei at the beginning of February. Larry Van Butcher, a.k.a. “Red,” pleaded guilty on Oct. 29, 2020, to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle today.   “Domestic violence offenses represent a significant public safety concern in our communities, and, in the most tragic circumstances, result in a pattern of abuse and escalating violence,” said Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Ganjei.  “Restricting domestic violence offenders from possessing the tools to perpetrate similar or more severe crimes is a priority for the Department of Justice.”