East Texans Charged in Red River Army Depot Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Colonel Brandon Grubbs, Red River Army Depot InstallationCommander, announced today that seven individuals have been indicted on federal charges involvingconspiracy to commit an offense and to defraud the U.S. government and theft of government property or money in the Eastern District of Texas

The defendants were named in a 2-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Sep. 17, 2014, charging them with conspiracy to commit an offense against and to defraud the U.S. government and theft of government property or money.  These violations are alleged to have caused over $2 million in losses to the Department of the Army and Red River Army Depot.  Those charged are:

Kenneth Ray Shackelford, 54, of Texarkana, Texas

Anthony Paul Vera, 54, of DeKalb, Texas

Shaun Dennis Knorr, 35, of Douglasville, Texas

Patrick Ray James, 54, of Hooks, Texas

William Robert Barr, 56, of Atlanta, Texas

Rodney Glen Cornelius, 63, of Queen City, Texas

William Randall Scott, 59, of DeKalb, Texas

The indictment was unsealed today and the defendants are scheduled to make initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven on Oct. 2, 2014.

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