Bigamist Con Man Eric Cooper Receives 15-Year Sentence for Tampering With a Government Document

Eric Eugene Cooper pleaded guilty late this morning and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

State District Judge Mike Wilkinson imposed the sentence after Cooper, 30, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. A jury convicted him Tuesday of tampering with a government document for altering the car title of one of his wives.

Cooper had requested that the judge assess his penalty instead of the jury, so jurors were excused Tuesday after delivering their verdict.

The jury concluded that Cooper, who has been married at least seven times and was convicted last year of bigamy, signed his name to one wife's car title without permission and forged her father's name on the document.

Jurors heard testimony from four ex-wives and one former girlfriend. All testified Cooper claimed to be a Naval lieutenant, boasted of having a master's degree in business administration and quickly asked them to marry him.

In closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutor Dorian Cotlar pointed at Cooper and said, "This defendant is a wolf in sheep's clothing. There's no better way to describe it. He is a predator. ... a wolf in a naval uniform."

Read the remainder in Peggy O'Hare's Houston Chronicle article. Read more from KHOU.com. View a video on Click2Houston.com.

Comments

[David and Brandy Bowden]

I am the mother to this pos third oldest daughter..she was adopted by my husband of 9yrs back in April of 2007. I was feed the lies and still to this day I am disgusted with this low life. Now reading the two newest blogs and finding out there's a new baby and he's sleeping with children that are the same age as his two oldest daughters makes me very sad. When will it end!? Please if you have a child with him contact me BC I would like to keep in contact just incase the children decide to meet one day. [email protected]

[samantha]

he is in jail now for havin sex with 14 YEAR OLD WHILE AT CHURCH hes in jail for sexual asult to a child

[Dorothy Miller]

Eric Cooper is now living in Trinity Tx. He is married to my neice and they just had a baby one month ago, we just found out about him. we had no idea. he told my neice the same lies he told his other 7 wives, he is still saying he was in the Navey, and has been a cop for montgomery police dept. and works in the oil company,, all lies, my neice just left him 2 days ago when we found out about him.

[S. Kenneth Wilson]

I recently viewed on tv the story regarding Eric Eugene Cooper, and it disgusts me to my core.
As a retired member of the US Navy, I am appalled that he put him self out as something that he was not in any way. It is a slap in the face to every person who has ever served honourably in our good Navy.
This though by no means compares to the careless damage he has done to so many innocent girls, and women...........He deserves to do much more time in the prison system then he will eventually serve.

Frankly, I would like to know where he is jailed , and how to contact him in order to express my deep dissapointment and disgust regarding his actions.... Anyone happen to know that info?

Thanks!
SKW