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PLANO, Texas – U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that the Eastern District of Texas charged Eric William Mather, 36, of Plano, with drug trafficking violations.
Mather, also known as “Truth,” was named in a fourth superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Nov. 9, 2022, in the Eastern District of Texas. The indictment charges Mather with multiple federal violations, including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and to launder money. Mather’s appearance was on Jan. 12, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine Nowak.
According to the indictment, in September of 2022, the North Texas OCDETF Strike Force 2 (SF2), with the assistance of the DEA Dallas Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS), identified Mather as a fentanyl source of supply selling raw powdered fentanyl and counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl. During his arrest, a search warrant was executed on his residence, resulting in the seizure of over two kilograms of raw powdered fentanyl, over a kilogram of fentanyl-laced pills, a pill press, 30 firearms, and luxury vehicles. Prosecutors ultimately allege Mather is responsible for multiple overdoses in the North Texas region.
If convicted, Mather faces up to life in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating this case with; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshals Service; IRS-Criminal Investigations; Dallas Police Department; and the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Rattan is prosecuting the case