Project Safe Schools: Former Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD teacher indicted for making false statements to the FBI

DALLAS - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a former Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District teacher was indicted for making false statements to federal agents during an investigation into his alleged inappropriate conversations with students using the school's internal messaging platforms.

Landon Beck, 32, was originally charged by criminal complaint for allegedly making materially false statements to the FBI during interviews conducted on July 9 and July 30. A grand jury returned an indictment on Oct. 7.

"When federal agents investigate allegations involving the safety of students, they expect truthful answers, rather than obfuscation and outright lies," said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. "By allegedly lying to the FBI, Mr. Beck chose to obstruct that investigation and blame his inappropriate conduct on special needs students instead of accepting accountability for his actions. This indictment makes clear that Project Safe Schools will utilize every tool in the toolchest to hold offenders accountable."

"Providing false information to the FBI or otherwise obstructing a federal investigation is a serious offense. These actions undermine our ability to uncover the facts and enforce the law," said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. "The FBI remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable in our community and ensuring that anyone who obstructs investigations to conceal criminal conduct is held fully accountable."

According to the indictment, Beck was employed by CFB-ISD in March 2023. Around that time, an internal school district inquiry identified concerns about Beck's communications with students through the school's messaging system. The FBI's investigation included reviewing reports provided by the district and other relevant materials.

The indictment alleges that Beck sent inappropriate content to students, including the following: photos of an adult male defecating outdoors; webpage photos of a digital rectal exam; photos of adult men kissing; and cartoon or "meme" photos of male genitals. The conversation also included discussing a pornography website with a special needs student and calling a special needs student "wee ta did.

During two separate interviews, Beck allegedly denied sending inappropriate digital content to students and claimed that any such messages originated from special needs students rather than himself.

If convicted, Beck faces up to five years federal prison in prison.

The FBI's Dallas Field Office conducted the investigation with assistance from the Carrollton Police Department and the Texas Education Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Theodore V. Parran, III is prosecuting the case.

Project Safe Schools is a federal initiative aimed at protecting students, enforcing accountability and restoring transparency in public schools across North Texas. Project Safe Schools directly targets failures in mandatory reporting of educator misconduct and combats the practice known as "passing the trash," where educators with known misconduct issues move between schools without disclosure of their prior wrongdoing. Project Safe Schools' goals are to:

• Enforce mandatory reporting requirements tied to federal education programs.
• Hold school districts, administrators and teachers accountable through civil and criminal enforcement.
• Increase transparency in educator misconduct investigations.
• Strengthen student safety across schools in North Texas.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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