United States of America v. Marina Brooks, Charles “Chuck” Brooks, and Crystal Brooks

Plano, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.



Marina Brooks, 67; Charles "Chuck” Brooks, 71; and Crystal Brooks, 35, were named in the two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Dec. 14, 2023, in the Eastern District of Texas. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.



The defendants are alleged to have engaged in a large-scale investment fraud scheme targeting individuals in the Mexican-American community. According to the indictment, the defendants and their co-conspirators fraudulently solicited "investments” for a multitude of schemes, such as concert series and cryptocurrency-related projects. Through marketing seminars, radio advertisements, and in-person meetings, the defendants fraudulently represented that these investment opportunities would yield significant returns relative to market standards. However, the defendants are alleged to have transferred the victim investor funds to other business and personal accounts, took out commissions and cash withdrawals, and lost over 95% of the funds taken from victim investors. In all, the defendants fraudulently took at least $9.5 million from at least 100 victim investors.

If convicted, the defendants each face up to 20 years in federal prison.