Score:   1
Docket Number:   D-NE  8:18-cr-00132
Case Name:   USA v. Goldman
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United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Robert S. Goldman, age 60, of Palm Desert, California, was sentenced today in federal court for Wire Fraud.  Senior U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Goldman to 27 months’ imprisonment and ordered restitution in the amount of $221,414.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Goldman will begin a 3-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison.

An investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that in January 2016, Goldman fraudulently obtained personal bank account information of a victim, age 90, who resided in the District of Nebraska.  From January 2016 and continuing through August 2017, Goldman made approximately 180 unauthorized wire payments from the victim’s personal bank account to Goldman’s credit card account, which totaled more than $221,414.  Investigators determined that Goldman used the fraudulently obtained funds to pay for trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas, shopping excursions, gambling, and other personal expenses.    

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 22 indictments charging 25 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.

*          Nelson Jeovanny Chavez, age 33, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about May 10, 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.

*          William Daugherty, age 26, Lonnie Arthaloney, age 53, Ramon Ceballo Gaspar, and Omar Rodriguez Lopez,  age 30 are charged in a four-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendants with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams, or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine beginning on or about December 1, 2017, and continuing to on or about April 26, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Ceballo Gaspar with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 24, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Daugherty and Arthaloney with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 24, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count IV charges Rodriguez Lopez with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 26, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about April 26, 2018.

 *          Hernan Equiarte Salcido, age 55, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about May 6, 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.

*          Robert S. Goldman, age 60, of Palm Desert, California is charged in a five-Count Indictment with Wire Fraud on or about January, 2016, and continuing through at least on or about August, 2017.  The Indictment alleges Goldman defrauded financial institutions causing losses of $221,414.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment for each count, a $250,000 fine for each count, a 5 year term of supervised release for each count, and a $100 special assessment for each count.

*          Julio Cesar Gonzalez-Hernandez,  age 42, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about May 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.

*          Jose Guzman-Ramirez, age 26, of Omaha, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine beginning on or about April 1, 2018, and continuing to on or about April 26, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $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 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 26, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about April 26, 2018.

*          Brenda K. Harmon, age 35 is charged in a twelve-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about January 27, 2018, and continuing to on or about April 27, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with distribution of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about January 12, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, NLT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with distribution of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about January 23, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, NLT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.   Count IV charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about February 1, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, NLT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count V charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about February 8, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count VI charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about February 16, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count VII charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 2, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count VIII charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 13, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count IX charges the defendant with distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 23, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count X charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about April 6, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, NLT 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count XI charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine on or about April 27, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, NLT 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count XII of the Indictment charges the defendant with using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime on or about April 27, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life consecutive imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, up to a 5 year term of supervised release and $100 special assessment. 

*          Salvador Herrera-Vargas,  age 40, of Lincoln is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about May 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.

*          Robert Eugene Huff, age 69, of Chico, California, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with using any facility in interstate commerce to promote or to distribute the proceeds of a business enterprise involving the distribution of controlled substances beginning on or about January 1, 2016, and continuing to on or about December 19, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, NLT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing marijuana beginning on or about January 1, 2016, and continuing to on or about December 19, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, NLT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency and a Ford F-350 truck seized on or about December 19, 2017.

*          Kenneth S. Jones, age 37, is charged with Hobbs Act robbery taking jewelry by force from Pretty in Patina on or about February 17, 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.

*          Luis Angel Lepes Chavez,  age 28, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about April 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.

*          Oscar Martinez Diaz,  age 49, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about May 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.

*          Ernesto Morales-Martinez,  age 40, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about April 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.

*          Jose Manuel Ortega-Hernandez,  age 26, of Lincoln is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about May 9, 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.

*          Victor Palos Ortiz,  age 37, of Lincoln is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about May 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.

*          Ismael Pena Velazquez,  age 40, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about May 15, 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.

*          Ronald Pryor, age 53, is charged with felon in possession of a firearm on or about March 29, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is NMT 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a NMT 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Felipe Samuel-Gomez,  age 31, of Grand Island, Nebraska is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about April 9, 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.

*          Jose Manuel Uribe-Espino,  age 26, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about April 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.

*          Albino Velasquez Domingo,  age 46, of Omaha is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about May 9, 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.

*          Sebastian Velasquez-Ramos, age 43, is charged in a six-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with falsely representing a Social Security number on or about May 18, 2017.  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 a Social Security number on or about May 18, 2017.  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 III charges the defendant with falsely claiming to be a United States citizen on or about May 18, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 3 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count IV charges the defendant with aggravated identity theft on or about May 18, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count V charges the defendant with falsely claiming to be a United States citizen on or about November 17, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 3 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count VI charges the defendant with aggravated identity theft on or about November 17, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Samuel Villalba, age 33, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with falsely representing a Social Security number on or about February 2, 2017.  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 a Social Security number on or about February 2, 2017.  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 III charges the defendant with falsely claiming to be a United States citizen on or about February 2, 2017.  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. 

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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 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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