Federal Indictments Returned in Tyler

TYLER – A federal grand jury in Tyler has returned multiple indictments charging a variety of persons with separate federal crimes in East Texas.

Raymond Leo Lemaire, Jr., 60, of Whitehouse, was indicted on charges of failure to register as a sex offender. If convicted, he faces up to 10years in federal prison. According to the indictment, Lemaire was allegedly previously convicted of an offense requiring sex offender registration in Vermont, and then moved to Whitehouse in June of last year, without updating his registration.

Brian Douglas Brown, 58, of Wills Point, Texas, was indicted on charges of enticement of a minor. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison. According to the indictment, from June 10, 2011 to July 1, 2011, Brown allegedly used a computer to communicate with a minor in an attempt to engage in sexual activity. This case is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and the Longview Police Department.

Jose Refugio Torres-Regalado, 46, of Mexico, was indicted for being a criminal alien present in the United States after having been previously deported. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. According to the indictment, Torres-Regalado is alleged to have reentered the United States following deportation in 2007 and 2008 after a Texas conviction for aggravated assault of a child in Hamilton, Texas. On May 17, 2011, Torres-Regalado was arrested at his residence in Winnsboro.