Score:   1
Docket Number:   D-NE  4:18-cr-03101
Case Name:   USA v. Mejia-Ortiz
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United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 40 indictments charging 40 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

*          Antonio Aguilar Escobar a/k/a Tony Aguilar, age 45, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 25, 2018 following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          David Bichama-Garcia, age 43, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 31, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Jose Naveli Bonilla-Manuelas, age 26, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 25, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

 *          Aaron Jason Burkholder, age 42, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about April 5, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NLT 20 years NMT Life imprisonment, NMT $20,000,000 fine, NLT 10 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Roberto Cadena, age 67, of San Bernardino, California, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about July 25, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NLT 10 years NMT Life imprisonment, NMT $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Ismael Cardoza Amaya, age 33, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 16, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Demetrio Chilel Lopez a/k/a Heiner Lopez Bartolon, age 26, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 12, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Miguel Chipuiai-Juarez a/k/a Angel Davila-Ramirez, age 56, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Omar Fernando Contreras Figueroa, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about June 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Sean C. Cortez, age 36, of Omaha, is charged in a three Count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with bank robbery taking $851.00 from First National Bank on or about July 14, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with bank robbery taking $444.00 from U.S. Bank on or about July 13, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with Hobbs Act robbery taking US currency by force from an employee at Phillips 66 Select Mart on or about July 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Arturo Cortes Rojas, age 29, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Phillip Marlowe Donovan, age 32, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 10 years-NMT Life imprisonment, NMT $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with felon in possession of a firearm on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 10 years imprisonment, NMT $250,000 fine, NMT a 3 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment. Count III charges the defendant with commission of a felony while on release on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 10 years imprisonment, NMT $250,000 fine, NMT a 3 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment. 

*          Jose Ramiro Echeverria Montoya, age 29, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 23, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Miguel Espericueta-Vega, age 56, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Gilberto Felix-Aguirre, age 51, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about August 7, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Tony C. Flowers, Sr., age 52, of Omaha, is charged with felon in possession of a firearm on or about June 4, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Antonio Gallardo-Mayo, age 21, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Juan Garcia Martinez a/k/a Mark Anthony Garcia, age 50, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 3, 2018 following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Walter Garcia Reynoso, age 46, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 26, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with failure to register as a sex offender on or about July 26, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Zenon Garcia-Reyes, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 19, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Robert Harry Goodman, Jr., age 65, of Arcata, California is charged with interstate trafficking in aid of racketeering between on or about May 6, 2018, and on or about May 9, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 5 years imprisonment, NMT $250,000 fine, NMT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about May 9, 2018.

*          Christopher Harper, age 43, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about June 22, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a  $5,000,000 fine, 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II of the Indictment charges the defendant with felon in possession of a firearm on or about June 22, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment. Count III of the Indictment charges the defendant with use of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense on or about June 22, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years-Life consecutive imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about June 22, 2018. 

*          Paul Brooks Leetch, age 40, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about May 29, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          James Maynard, age 26, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) beginning on or about May 1, 2018 and continuing to on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about July 11, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Diego Mejia-Ortiz, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Ramiro Aguirre Miyamoto, age 23, of Omaha, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          John Nichols, age 53, of Omaha, and Jesus Vega-Moraila, age 49, of Omaha, are charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Nichols and Vega-Moraila with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine beginning on or about October 1, 2017 and continuing to on or about April 26, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Nichols with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about March 2, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III of the Indictment charges Nichols with felon in possession of a firearm on or about March 2, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, NMT $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about March 2, 2018. 

*          Richard D. Peacock, age 37, of Omaha, is charged in an eleven-count Indictment.  Each count charges the defendant with knowingly making false statements while employed at Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) between January 14, 2015 and March 3, 2016.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment for each count, a $250,000 fine for each count, a 3 year term of supervised release for each count, and a $100 special assessment for each count. 

*          Garrett Calvin Pete, age 53, of Billings, Montana, is charged with felon in possession of a firearm on or about June 5, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Carey Dean Phillips, Jr., age 24, of Sioux City, Iowa, is charged with failure to register as a sex offender on or about June 25, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Jesus Ramos Ramos, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Sergio Rodriguez Ruiz, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 7, 2018 following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Oscar Eulacio Sandoval, age 41, of San Diego, California, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about July 5, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Nahum Silva Avila, age 40, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 18, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Manuel Solis-Castro, age 44, of Ainsworth, Nebraska, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 8, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Rodolfo Tizol Gomez, age 41, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about August 7, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Kristie Trejo, age 44, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about April 30, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about March 13, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about March 29, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Augustine Valadez-Briceno, age 36,  is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 13, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Arildo Vieira De Santana, age 39, of Lincoln, is charged in a two-Count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with misuse of a social security number on or about July 19, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with fraud and misuse of visas & other documents on or about July 19, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

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Description: The fiscal year of the data file obtained from the AOUSC
Format: YYYY

Description: The code of the federal judicial circuit where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: The code of the federal judicial district where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: The code of the district office where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: Docket number assigned by the district to the case
Format: A7

Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which cannot be modified by the court
Format: A3

Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which can be modified by the court
Format: A3

Description: A sequential number indicating whether a case is an original proceeding or a reopen
Format: N5

Description: Case type associated with the current defendant record
Format: A2

Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, defendant number, and reopen sequence number
Format: A18

Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, and reopen sequence number
Format: A15

Description: The status of the defendant as assigned by the AOUSC
Format: A2

Description: A code indicating the fugitive status of a defendant
Format: A1

Description: The date upon which a defendant became a fugitive
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which a fugitive defendant was taken into custody
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date when a case was first docketed in the district court
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which proceedings in a case commenced on charges pending in the district court where the defendant appeared, or the date of the defendant’s felony-waiver of indictment
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: A code used to identify the nature of the proceeding
Format: N2

Description: The date when a defendant first appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: A code indicating the event by which a defendant appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: A2

Description: A code indicating the type of legal counsel assigned to a defendant
Format: N2

Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the highest severity
Format: A20

Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE1
Format: N2

Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4

Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4

Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE1
Format: A3

Description: The FIPS code used to indicate the county or parish where an offense was committed
Format: A5

Description: The date of the last action taken on the record
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which judicial proceedings before the court concluded
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which the final sentence is recorded on the docket
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which the case was closed
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The total fine imposed at sentencing for all offenses of which the defendant was convicted and a fine was imposed
Format: N8

Description: A count of defendants filed including inter-district transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants filed excluding inter-district transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of original proceedings commenced
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants filed whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants terminated including interdistrict transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants terminated excluding interdistrict transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of original proceedings terminated
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants terminated whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period including long term fugitives
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period excluding long term fugitives
Format: N1

Description: The source from which the data were loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: A10

Description: A sequential number indicating the iteration of the defendant record
Format: N2

Description: The date the record was loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: Statistical year ID label on data file obtained from the AOUSC which represents termination year
Format: YYYY

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