WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an eight-count superseding indictment charging Felix Omoruyi, 39, of DeSoto, Texas, with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, and related charges, the Justice Department announced on November 5, 2026.
Read the Justice Department release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-indicted-sex-trafficking-and-obstruction-offenses
The Scheme, The Victims, The Years
According to court documents, from December 2007 through November 2025, Omoruyi compelled five adult women to perform commercial sex acts in Texas and elsewhere for his financial benefit, the release stated.
Omoruyi trafficked one of those women beginning when she was a minor, the release stated.
The Arrest, The Obstruction, The Charges
Omoruyi was arrested on the initial indictment in November 2025, the release stated.
After that arrest, he also corruptly attempted to destroy evidence and obstruct and interfere with his prosecution by contacting victims and witnesses to influence their statements and testimony, the release stated.
Omoruyi is charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; sex trafficking of a minor; attempt to destroy, alter, or conceal a document or object; and obstruction and interference with the enforcement of the sex trafficking statute, the release stated.
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The Penalties, The Investigation, The Case
If convicted of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, Omoruyi faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, along with mandatory restitution, the release stated.
The case was announced by Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Ryan R. Raybould for the Northern District of Texas; and Acting Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey A. Grimming of Homeland Security Investigations New England, the release stated.
The HSI New England Field Office is investigating the case with assistance from HSI Dallas and the Barnstable Police Department, the release stated.
Trial Attorney Matthew Thiman of the Criminal Division's Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandie Wade for the Northern District of Texas are prosecuting the case, the release stated.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Anyone who has information about human trafficking should report it to the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free at 1-888-373-7888, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More information is available at humantraffickinghotline.org.
Sources
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, "Texas Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Obstruction Offenses," November 5, 2026: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-indicted-sex-trafficking-and-obstruction-offenses
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