Call me sentimental, I feel really badly for you, oh, I feel so badly for you and it’s just beginning.
Waco Jewelers owner, conspirator indicted on money laundering charges tied to Texas robbery ring
Federal grand jury alleges pair laundered cash from stolen jewelry sold across multiple Texas cities
Each will face up to 113 years in prison, The case is being investigated by the FBI, Texas Anti Gang Taskforce, Waco PD, Texas DPS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Austin PD, and the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
As a person who has “Been there, done that”, I can tell you that before they hit town, this investigation has gone on for over two years, everyone’s phone is bugged and has been for years, they have “turned” people, probably that strange plea bargain about Boozers (I think) around 3 weeks ago, they have little people that have “traded up”, they have the IRS in on it, there will be more indictments after they go through all the stuff they got, records, weed, guns, money, phones, computers, in the raids of the home and business.
Separation, isolation, disinformation.
They use this on you. Works too. Vic and I lived in the Christmas Cards in the mail times and that year we got none. People would walk up and chew us out at Luby’s, it was awful. The FBI took me and Greg, then 4 out of the Kettle and took us back to the house and searched it for four hours.
They probably have unindicted co conspirators.
All the wild stuff when Vic was arrested at the Courthouse, including a DPS Cessna flying overhead, was over a RICO Case where Vic was charged with the monetary amount of $18K, these folks, well, they’re looking at restitution at over 1.5 million, and that’s so far.
They’ll amend that Indictment several times before a trial.
Win or lose your life is pretty much over when this happens to you, just this so far, it’s bad enough, next they will wear you down, bury you in paper, and everyone will use Chat GPT and AI way too much forever, it’s going to be terrible.
We had a huge team of people, working day and night, our lawyer was from Oklahoma, Jury Selection Expert from Boston, Private Detective, Bill Dear from Dallas, Allen McCutcheon, me and more. There were 13 counts.
This guy makes us look like “Pikers” if you’re old enough to remember that phrase.
I feel sorry for him, you know I am the first that will tell you young men will do some stupid stuff. Notice it’s all out of town law enforcement, half of Waco knew if you believe the KWTX Facebook comments, and I do.
Vic was found “not guilty” by the way after a six week trial and 2 hours of jury deliberation in Austin, Texas. The spokesperson of the jury made a statement, he said, “Vic Feazell was framed”.
That was June 29, 1987.
Nothing has changed.
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Feazell was found not guilty of all charges on June 29, 1987. Feazell then returned to work as District Attorney of McLennan County.
Published: Jul. 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT|Updated: 18 hours ago
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A federal grand jury has indicted the owner of Waco Jewelers on Valley Mills Drive and a second man on money laundering charges connected to a string of jewelry and pawn store robberies across Texas.
Michael Wayne Habern Jr., 53, owner of Waco Jewelers, and Clemond Busby, 65, also known as “Bull,” each face 11 felony counts stemming from an alleged conspiracy to launder money through cash transactions involving stolen jewelry.
The sealed indictment, filed July 14, in Waco’s federal court, was unsealed Wednesday morning after the men made initial appearances in court.
In Count 1, Habern and Busby are charged with conspiracy to launder money, alleging they bought stolen good from statewide robberies and failed to report them as required by federal law.
The indictment says Habern operated Waco Jewelers at 801 N. Valley Mills Drive and that the business has been registered with the state as a crafted precious metals dealer.
The document outlines Texas administrative rules requiring dealers to create detailed transaction reports when purchasing crafted precious metals.
Federal prosecutors allege that beginning in 2024, at least five individuals accused of committing robberies arranged through Busby to meet with Habern at Waco Jewelers or in nearby parking lots — sometimes the same day as a robbery — to sell stolen jewelry.
The indictment alleges the jewelry was sometimes delivered with store tags still attached and, at times, in display cases taken during the robberies.
Prosecutors allege payments were made in cash and that required state transaction reports were not completed for one or more of the transactions.
The indictment lists robberies at businesses including Zales outlets and stores and several pawn shops in San Antonio, Tyler, Cedar Hill, Austin, Copperas Cove and Round Rock, with alleged theft amounts ranging from thousands to more than $500,000.
In Counts 2 through 10, Habern and Busby are also charged with being accessories after the fact, alleging they received, purchased or disposed of jewelry taken during specific robberies to help offenders avoid apprehension.
Count 11 charges misprision of a felony, alleging they had knowledge of a federal felony and concealed it.
If convicted, each man could face up to 20 years in custody on the conspiracy count, up to 10 years on each of the nine accessory charges, and up to three years on the misprision count.
They also face more than $1.5 million in fines.
Court documents show the government will seek to forfeit at least $1.5 million in assets if the defendants are convicted.
The indictment includes a notice that prosecutors intend to seek forfeiture if the defendants are convicted, including a money judgment of $1,587,724.70.
It also states the government may seek forfeiture of substitute assets if property tied to the case cannot be located or has been transferred.
Habern’s defense attorney, former McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna, said they will examine the allegations.
Reyna stressed that “right now they are only allegations.”
The prosecutor’s office have not responded to a request for comment yet.
Arraignments for both defendants are scheduled for Tuesday, July 28.
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