Profiles · Oversight
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The profile
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas on the Blueacorn prosecution.
Identity and role
Matthew Weybrecht, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Texas, was the home-district prosecutor on United States v. Reis & Hockridge (Blueacorn), working with the Criminal Division's Fraud Section and MLARS.
Biography / career arc
Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Texas (DOJ releases); we have no further biography.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Credited as the N.D. Tex. Assistant U.S. Attorney on the case in DOJ's 2025 conviction, plea and sentencing releases.
The Northern District of Texas was the venue for the prosecution of the Blueacorn founders, Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge; Leigha Simonton was the U.S. Attorney (see her profile). DOJ's releases describe the case as a PPP fraud scheme involving a lender-service provider that helped submit false loan applications and charged kickbacks tied to proceeds.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
No exit to private practice or industry identified in the public record.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release Nov. 21, 2025
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release June 23, 2025
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release Aug. 11, 2025
Sources
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release (June 23, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release June 23, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn indictment press release (Nov. 21, 2024): https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/co-founders-paycheck-protection-program-lender-service-provider-charged-covid-19-relief local copy
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release (Aug. 11, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release Aug. 11, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release (Nov. 21, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release Nov. 21, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)