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A Hunt County man was sentenced to federal prison for lying to the FBI, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
Carey Todd Edwards, 65, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison on June 11, 2026, by Senior United States District Judge Jane J. Boyle, for making a false statement to the FBI.
According to court documents, FBI agents interviewed Edwards outside his Quinlan, Texas home on July 26, 2023, after receiving information about his online activity. During that interview, Edwards admitted he was a convicted felon and acknowledged possessing a shotgun and a pistol inside his residence. When agents returned the next day with a federal search warrant, the firearms were gone. In a follow up interview on July 27, Edwards denied ever having guns, telling agents, “I don’t have any. I never had any guns.” He later admitted the statement was false and that he had removed the firearms from his home before agents executed the warrant.
During the sentencing hearing, the Court noted that Edwards operated a website espousing anti Semitic beliefs, affiliated closely with another anti-Semitic website, and supported the separation of races. The Court also observed that Edwards’s online activity, combined with his criminal record and firearms ownership, could have been perceived as threatening toward the Jewish community in the Northern District of Texas. Judge Boyle ultimately concluded that Edwards’ false statements were intended to obstruct the FBI’s investigation to determine whether he had illegally possessed firearms as a convicted felon.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward L. Hocter prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Northern District of Texas — U.S. Department of Justice press release.