FBI financial analyst from Dallas and her son are expected to plead guilty this week to charges that they committed wire fraud and tax evasion

FBI financial analyst from Dallas and her son are expected to plead guilty this week to charges that they committed wire fraud and tax evasion for falsifying paperwork on several high-dollar vehicle loans. Deborah Lee Stinson, 56, a 20-year FBI support employee, is set to plead guilty Tuesday morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Stickney. Her son, Mark Alan Stinson, 27, also of Dallas, has his hearing Thursday morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez. Both have been free on bond awaiting trial, which would have begun this week if they had not recently agreed to plead guilty. Both are facing up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
The Stinsons turned themselves in July 24, after they were indicted on one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and structuring monetary transactions to evade income tax reporting requirements. Neither the defendants nor their attorneys could be reached Sunday. The FBI placed Ms. Stinson on administrative leave earlier this year after the allegations surfaced, officials said. An FBI spokesman reached Sunday did not know her current status with the bureau. Prosecutors say that last year, Ms. Stinson received cash from her son that she used as down payments for more than $250,000 worth of vehicles. The vehicles, all 2007 models, included a Mercedes E350, a Mercedes S550 and a Cadillac Escalade. Authorities have not said where Mr. Stinson got the approximately $75,000 used for down payments but said that no FBI money was involved and no federal law enforcement cases were compromised.
Mr. Stinson was cleared by a Dallas County grand jury in the Aug. 1, 2007, death of 24-year-old Mario Moreland. Mr. Moreland was with a group of people who broke into Mr. Stinson's northeast Dallas home last year. Mr. Stinson shot at the intruders as they left, and Mr. Moreland died. Dallas police detectives found several guns inside Mr. Stinson's home and also noticed several luxury vehicles registered to his mother.