HOUSTON, Texas — A 34-year-old Spring resident has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $1 million from his employer, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
Donald Ray Owens Jr. pleaded guilty on May 9, 2025. U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. ordered Owens to serve 24 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During the hearing, Owens requested leniency, citing an addiction to online sports gambling. The court highlighted the significant financial harm to Dominion Aesthetics Technology Inc. and Owens’ repeated misuse of the company’s credit card. Owens is required to pay $1,081,722.96 in restitution.
Between May 2022 and January 2024, Owens used his company credit card approximately 217 times to transfer money to an online payment platform account in his wife’s name. He then moved the funds to bank accounts he controlled, ultimately using them for personal gambling debts. Owens admitted to embezzling approximately $1.1 million…