Overview

• U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III sentenced Holly Candice Lopez, 28, to life in federal prison after her guilty pleas to methamphetamine trafficking and money-laundering conspiracies.
• Ricardo Ruiz, 30, received 376 months from Judge Mazzant on the same conspiracy counts in the Pleasant Grove case.
• In a separate proceeding, U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan sentenced Jessica Marie Ruiz, 43, to 240 months for a meth-distribution conspiracy.
• According to court information, the schemes moved kilogram quantities from Mexico using at least five North Texas stash houses, 18‑wheeler transports, plus coordination from prison via a contraband phone.
• The investigations involved the DEA, IRS, the North Texas Strike Force, and several local agencies as part of DOJ’s OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhoods efforts.