Medford, OR. — A Medford real estate broker has pleaded guilty to federal charges after helping a client conceal financial transactions and protect property linked to an illegal marijuana grow.
Tyra Foxx, 46, admitted Monday to avoiding reporting requirements and obstruction of justice. According to court documents, Foxx represented Jose Orozco between January and November 2020 as he purchased agricultural properties intended for hemp and marijuana cultivation.
Prosecutors say Foxx made large cash payments to property owners outside of escrow and converted $100,000 into money orders after learning her brokerage firm, RE/MAX, did not accept cash payments. She also used a third-party broker’s trust account to transfer more than $2 million into escrow accounts.
On October 13, 2020, Foxx received $175,000 from Orozco to purchase property in Josephine County. Instead of filing a required Form 8300 for cash transactions over $10,000, she transferred the funds to another real estate office’s client trust account. That transfer triggered a Currency Transaction Report in the name of the other brokerage, rather than Orozco.
After law enforcement raided one of Orozco’s marijuana grows, Foxx drafted fake property leases and advised Orozco to place fraudulent construction liens on the property. Authorities said the move was intended to prevent forfeiture by the Internal Revenue Service and Homeland Security Investigations.
Foxx was charged on February 23, 2026, by amended superseding information. She faces up to 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine on the reporting charge, and up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the obstruction charge. Sentencing is scheduled for May 11, 2026, before a U.S. District Court judge.
Orozco previously pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and is set to be sentenced April 6, 2026.
The case was investigated by the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team, Homeland Security Investigations, and the IRS. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Brassell is prosecuting.
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