Case docket
United States v. James Flores — U.S. District Court, N.D. Tex., Fort Worth
United States v. James Flores — U.S. District Court, N.D. Tex., Fort Worth — 5 documents in the archive, dated December 5, 2024 to September 25, 2025.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division |
|---|---|
| Docket numbers | No. 4:24-cr-00306 — main docket · CourtListener dockets 397610, 397611 No. 4:24-cr-00306 (no document in the archive is numbered on it) — other docket filed with this case |
| Filings | 5 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-12-05 – 2025-09-25 |
| Original PDFs | 5 of 5 |
| Profiles | James "Jimmy" Flores |
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.
Docket
5 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.
No. 4:24-cr-00306 — main docket
- Plea Agreement - US v. FloresEntry 15 · CourtListener docket 397611
- —Entry 16 is not in the archive
- Factual Resume - US v. FloresEntry 17 · CourtListener docket 397610
- —Entries 18–78 are not in the archive
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — US v. Flores (N.D. Tex.)Entry 79
- —Entries 80–83 are not in the archive
- Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case — US v. Flores (N.D. Tex.)Entry 84
Documents without an entry number
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.