Case docket
United States v. James Flores — U.S. District Court, N.D. Tex., Fort Worth
United States v. James Flores — 2 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, filed between September 17, 2025 and September 25, 2025.
See also: United States v. Flores — the same docket (docket No. 4:24-cr-00306) under another case page, 3 public filings.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division |
|---|---|
| Filings | 2 public filings |
| Filed | 2025-09-17 – 2025-09-25 |
| Document types | judgments (2) |
| Original PDFs | 2 of 2 |
Case summary
James Flores was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, No. 4:24-cr-00306-Y. He entered a plea of guilty on December 11, 2024 to count one of a one-count information, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, with the offense concluded May 31, 2021. Sentence was imposed September 16, 2025 and judgment entered September 17, 2025; an amended judgment signed September 25, 2025 records a sentence imposed September 24, 2025 and corrects the joint and several restitution amount. The sentence is 41 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release and a $100 assessment, with no fine. Restitution is $64,391,256.84 jointly and severally with Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge, payable to the U.S. Small Business Administration and marked "Re: Blueacorn".
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | James Flores; related defendants named in the judgment are Nathan Reis, Stephanie Hockridge, Vivian Arriaga and Michael Cota |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, No. 4:24-cr-00306-Y(1) |
| District | Northern District of Texas prosecutions → |
| Program | Not named in the judgments on this page; restitution is payable to the U.S. Small Business Administration and marked "Re: Blueacorn" |
| Charges | Conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349, 18 U.S.C. § 1343), count one of the one-count information |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty December 11, 2024; 41 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $100 assessment, no fine; restitution of $64,391,256.84 joint and several with Reis and Hockridge, plus $45,617.75 with Arriaga and $83,929.49 with Cota |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
What was Flores sentenced to?
41 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on count one, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. The court recommended FCI-Mendota or FCI-Lompoc and set surrender before 2 p.m. on October 13, 2025.
Why is there an amended judgment?
The amended judgment states it was entered "to correct joint and several restitution amount with defendants Nathan Reis, case no. 4:24-CR-287-O (1) and Stephanie Hockridge, case no. 4:24-CR-287-O (2) pursuant to a motion by the government and agreement of defense counsel". The September 17 judgment gives the restitution balance as $64,844,573.00; the September 25 amended judgment gives $64,391,256.84.
Who receives the restitution?
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., in the amount of $64,391,256.84, marked "Re: Blueacorn". No fine or costs of incarceration were ordered.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
2 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.