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U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Texas, December 7, 2020

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SHERMAN, Texas – Two individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.

Demetrius Cervantes, 46, of McKinney, Texas, and Amanda Lowry, 40, of Sherman, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer on Dec. 3, 2020,  before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak.  Their co-conspirator, Lydia Henslee, 29, of Denison, Texas, faces additional charges.

Cervantes, Lowry, and Henslee, were named in a federal indictment on Sept. 11, 2019.  The defendants were each charged with conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and conspiracy to unlawfully possess and use a means of identification.

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