Robert F. Dunlap at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Robert F. Dunlap
Municipal Judge · Everman Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
- On April 16, 2026, Judge LaShonda A. Hunt sentenced Dunlap to 23 years in federal prison and ordered him to pay restitution to victims.
- From 2018 to 2023, Dunlap promoted and sold a purported digital asset called the “Meta‐1 Coin” through a “Meta‐1 Coin Trust”.
- The court noted that Dunlap’s lies escalated over time and that the fraud “took years of hard work, trust, and financial security from his victims”.
- $1 billion in art, including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Vincent Van Gogh
- Dunlap also created bogus legal and insurance documents to conceal that he did not actually possess the gold or art, and used automated trading bots to inflate the coin’s market price on a website he controlled.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship.
If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Everman Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Everman Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗Everman Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Everman Municipal Court official directory ↗