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YouTuber who scammed investors sentenced to five years in prison

June 23, 2022  A Houston-area social media influencer who touted herself as an expert in how to land the perfect man pleaded guilty to duping...

Houston man sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing Spring couple

May 27, 2022 The first of three men accused of killing a Spring couple in a 2018 home invasion was automatically sentenced to life in prison without...

Second defendant sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes

May 26, 2022 The second of two men responsible for the 2018 drive-by shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes has been sentenced to 30 years in...

Houston rapist who confessed to two murders sentenced to 65 years

May 26, 2022 A Houston man who confessed to two murders after being arrested for rape has pleaded guilty to all three crimes in exchange for a...

Rapist sentenced to 37 years in prison

May 24, 2022 A 38-year-old Houston man who raped a woman after using the internet to lure her to a motel has been sentenced to 37 years in prison,...

Statement from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg

May 19, 2022 We at the District Attorney’s Office take an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, the laws of the United...

Man who raped, beat 86-year-old woman in home-invasion attack gets life in prison

May 18, 2022 A Cypress man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of a prolonged attack in which he smashed his way into an 86-year-...

District Attorney Kim Ogg attending national prosecutors’ summit, releases video on safe storage of guns

May 11, 2022 Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Wednesday will join the national “Safe Gun Storage” Virtual Summit held by Prosecutors...

Serial killer admits to murdering two family members in Houston, agrees to life without parole in California

May 7, 2022 A serial killer who admitted on Friday that he murdered his aunt and uncle in Houston in 2018 also admitted to five other slayings and...

Greenspoint man sentenced to 22 years for molesting child at thrift store

May 7, 2022 A 52-year-old Greenspoint man was sentenced this week to 22 years in prison for molesting a 9-year-old boy at a thrift store in 2016,...