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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Jan. 24, 2008
MANHATTAN WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAIL THEFT
TOPEKA, KAN. – Debra Lynn Graham, 51, Manhattan, Kan., is charged with stealing articles from the mail while she was an employee of the United States Postal Service at the Fort Riley branch. The thefts are alleged to have occurred from June 2006 through Jan. 31, 2007.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Kenney is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting Thursday in Topeka also returned the following indictments:
Judah Prince, 48, Newton, Kan., is charged with possession with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 9, 2008, in Harvey County, Kan.
Prince originally was charged in a criminal complaint filed Jan. 10, 2008. Investigators served a search warrant at Prince’s home at No. 8 Rolling Hills Court in Newton.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years in federal prison and a fine up to $2 million. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster is prosecuting.
Jesus Gonzalez-Moran, 29, who is not a citizen of the United States, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien illegally in the United States, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found Jan. 2, 2008, in Shawnee County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearms charge, a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million on the drug charge, and a maximum penalty of 2 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the unlawful re-entry charge. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Coody is prosecuting.
As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.
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