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November 2009
11/12 For the crime of Counterfeiting, William J. Johnson, Jr. was sentenced to serve 20 months in a federal prison.
11/12 Marquita Jensen, age 23 of Omaha, plead guilty to two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Robbery.
11/10 Geoffery Essay was sentenced to a prison term totaling 147 months for bank robbery and brandishing a weapon during a crime of violence.
11/09 A. J. Kelly was sentenced to serve 115 months in prison following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
11/03 Christian Quevedo, age 27, and Carlos Carpio, age 27, both of Lincoln, Nebraska were indicted by a federal grand jury on tax fraud charges.
11/03 Terrell Lamar McGhee was sentenced to 66 months imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 5 grams of Crack Cocaine.
11/03 Christopher Lang sentenced to 12 years and six months imprisonment following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
11/02 For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on February 3, 2009, Curtis Duane Brown was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison.

October 2009
10/22 October Grand Jury
10/21 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on October 25, 2008, James Anthony Howard was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.
10/19 David L. Johnson was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 5 grams of Crack Cocaine.
10/19 Jeremy Flemke, age 34 of Bellevue, was sentenced for receiving and distributing child pornography.
10/16 Cynthia Ellis was sentenced following her conviction for defrauding the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
10/13 Carl Pressler, age 31 of Omaha, entered a plea of guilty to receiving child pornography.
10/09 Edward Lovejoy, age 25 of Macy, was sentenced to 12 years in prison following his convictions for assault on a federal officer, using a firearm during the commission of a federal crime, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
10/09 Thomas David Borrego was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
10/09 Lamar Bertucci, age 40 of Winnebago, was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison following his conviction for the illegal possession of eagle feathers.
10/09 Devon Smith was sentenced to 2 years in prison following her conviction for transporting a minor across state lines for purposes of engaging in prostitution.
10/05 Mitchell L. Schultz, 51, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced to a 72-month term of imprisonment for receiving child pornography.
10/05 On October 5, 2009, Gary S. Maddox, age 41 of Omaha, entered a plea of guilty to subscribing to a false Individual Income Tax Return for the 2005 tax year.
10/05 Sheena James, age 27 of Omaha, was sentenced to 48 months in prison following her conviction for involvement in the “straw purchase” of firearms.
10/05 Luis Izara-Perez, 33, of Mexico, was sentenced for illegally entering the United States after a previous deportation.
10/05 For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on January 27, 2009, LeRoy Bell, Jr. was sentenced to serve 52 months in prison.
10/01 Deborah Gilg was sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska by the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge of the United States District Court.

September 2009
09/30 Travis J. Lock sentenced to 63 months imprisonment following his conviction for possession of stolen firearms.
09/29 Willie Sturgis sentenced to 21 years and10 months in imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for his part in a Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine.
09/29 Chevelle Lashone Stancle sentenced to 10 years eight months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine and 500 grams or more of cocaine in Nebraska.
09/29 Darius Christian was sentenced to 148 months imprisonment following his conviction for Distribution of more than 5 grams of Crack Cocaine.
09/28 Carlos Ramirez-Segura, 31, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
09/25 Jeremy Noe, age 26 of Omaha, was sentenced to 84 months imprisonment for distributing and possessing child pornography.
09/25 For having committed Wire Fraud in 2004, Mark A. Mehner was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison.
09/25 Marcus Green sentenced to 77 months imprisonment following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
09/25 Devin Enriques, age 24 of Omaha, was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Robbery, one count of Bank Robbery, and one count of Use of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, i.e., Bank Robbery.
09/22 Jayne Weber was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison after having pled guilty to one count of Wire Fraud.
09/21 For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on February 13, 2009, Gregory Allen Triggs was sentenced to serve 6 months in prison.
09/21 Siyad Warsame Ali, 35, a citizen of Somalia, was sentenced for aiding in the preparation of false United States Individual Income Tax Returns.
09/18 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on December 12, 2008, Brandon D Patterson was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison.
09/18 John Forrest, also know as John Forrest Rothermel, was sentenced to a 15 year term of imprisonment following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
09/18 Guadalupe Curiel-Cardenas was sentenced to a 5 month term of imprisonment following his conviction for illegally reentering the United States after a deportation or removal order was entered and with fraud relating to identification documents.
09/16 A Lincoln woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Lincoln between January of 2005 and September of 2008.
09/14 Following his conviction for Possession of a Short Shotgun on December 30, 2008, Johnny P. Jones was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison.
09/14 Kevin Boslau was found guilty by a United States District Court jury of disposing of firearms to a person he knew to be a felon and also of making false statements in connection with the acquisition of a firearm.
09/14 Antwan L. Wright was sentenced to a term of 262 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
09/14 Jimmy L. Levering was sentenced to a term of 30 months in prison
on one count of felon in possession of ammunition.
09/10 Charles Nelson was sentenced to a term of 57 months in prison following his conviction for possession, with intent to distribute, crack cocaine.
09/09 Roman Harlan, 24, of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced for the offense of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
09/04 Amber Johns was sentenced to a term of 24 months in prison on one
count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
09/04 Jeremy Nance was sentenced to a term of 120 months in prison, following
his conviction by a jury of one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and two counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute.
09/03 Michael Weaver sentenced to 151 months imprisonment following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
09/03 David J. Hernandez was sentenced to 235 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Criminal Forfeiture.
09/03 Tyrone Ford was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 5 grams of Crack Cocaine.
09/02 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area over approximately a three-year time period.
09/01 Jerry J. Meysenburg, 36, of Columbus, Nebraska, was sentenced for receiving child pornography.
09/01 Andrew D. Buffkins was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base.

August 2009

08/24 A twenty-four count indictment was unsealed charging Mary R. Wong, age
46 of Omaha, with various counts of Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud relating to a scheme to defraud investors out of millions of dollars.
08/21 Miguel Hernandez-Alonso was sentenced to a one year and one day term of imprisonment following his conviction for being an alien in possession of ammunition and using false identification documents.
08/21 Martha Lounsbury, a/k/a Martha Harms, sentenced to six years incarceration, pursuant to Lounsbury’s guilty plea on June 4, 2009 to the felony offense of mail fraud.
08/20 Dr. Richard M. Fleming was sentenced to five years probation with six months home detention, including electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $107,244.24 for the felony offenses of health care fraud and mail fraud.
08/20 Grand Jury indictments
08/14 For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on January 28, 2009, Luis J. Plesent was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
08/14 For being a Drug User in Possession of a Firearm on January 28, 2009, Leonel Plesent was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
08/14 A United States District Court jury deliberated for about one hour before concluding that A.J. Kelly was guilty of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on April 21, 2008.
08/10 Martin Marquez was sentenced to 119 months imprisonment for the crime of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
08/10 Daniel Johnson was sentenced to 135 months imprisonment for the crime of conspiracy to manufacture 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.
08/10 For having Infringed Copyrights on and before May 8, 2008, Michael J. Colvin was sentenced to serve 8 months in confinement.
08/06 A criminal complaint was filed charging Michael Hymes, age 29 of Council Bluffs, Iowa, with bank robbery in connection with the robbery of the First National Bank of Omaha branch located at 2930 South 24 Street on August 4, 2009.
08/06 Danny Soumpholphakdy was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment following his earlier conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
08/06 Cody D. Larkins sentenced to eleven months in imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for the felony offense of possession of a stolen firearm.
08/03 An Indictment was unsealed charging two Lincoln residents with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Lincoln between June of 2008 and April of 2009.
08/03 Rodrik J. Stone was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.

July 2009

07/30 A one count indictment was unsealed alleging that Kevin Moore was involved in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack in Nebraska.
07/30 A one count indictment was unsealed alleging that Jaktine Moore was involved in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack in Nebraska.
07/29 April Buffum was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for possession of crack cocaine with the intent to deliver.
07/29 An Indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln man with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area between November of 2007 and February of 2009.
07/28 A one count indictment charging Peoria Brye with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine was unsealed on July 28.
07/24 Logan Saul sentenced to 46 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release following his conviction of assault with a deadly weapon.
07/24 For being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm on December 1, 2008, Ricardo Jimenez-Ortega was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison.
07/24 July Grand Jury
07/24 Lawrence D. Clemons sentenced to 24 months imprisonment following his
conviction for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
07/23 Amar Henderson sentenced to 144 months imprisonment following his conviction for two counts of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with intent to engage in prostitution.
07/23 Frederick R. Croffer was sentenced to a term of 120 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
07/22 Donald P. Fox sentenced to 78 months imprisonment following his conviction for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
07/22 Nicole Wagy of Lincoln was sentenced to approximately six months, time served, for harboring a fugitive.
07/21 Michael A. Ealey sentenced to a 212 month term of imprisonment following his conviction for bank robbery and violating terms of supervised release.
07/15 Rasdaniel Rollie sentenced to fourteen years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
07/14 Christopher Adams was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine.
07/14 Robert E. Williams, Jr., was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
07/09 Jerome Osberger, age 45, sentenced to 48 months in prison following his conviction for four counts of wire fraud.
07/08 Deante Gaines was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine in Eastern Nebraska.
07/07 Mark A. Mehner, age 48 of Elkhorn, entered a plea of guilty to wire fraud.
07/07 An Omaha woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in the Lincoln and Omaha areas.
07/07 Derrick Bass of Winnebago, Nebraska entered his guilty plea to a Superseding Indictment charging him with manslaughter and use of a weapon during a crime of violence.
07/06 Joseph T. Jordan was sentenced to a term of 151 months in prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
07/06 Ray S. Thomas was sentenced to a term of 120 months in prison following his convictin for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
07/02 Thaddeus D. Stevens was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base.
07/02 Travis J. Bishop was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment following his conviction for Distributing Cocaine Base.
07/01 Deborah Sue Keahl sentenced to 123 months imprisonment following her conviction for robbing a bank while carrying a gun.
07/01 David L. Walters was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in Eastern Nebraska.
07/01 Walter Lopez was sentenced to 36 months in prison following his conviction for being an illegal alien found in the U.S. following deportation.

June 2009

06/30 A former Hastings and Lincoln resident was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
06/25 A six count Indictment was unsealed charging Shane Schutte and Maria del Sagrario Schutte with marriage fraud and fraud in the filing of immigration documents.
06/25 A two count Indictment was unsealed charging Rosa Linda Banda and Armando Orozco-Sanchez with marriage fraud and fraud in the filing of immigration documents.
06/24 A one count indictment charging Daphne White with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine was unsealed in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
06/24 Carrie Wendland sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Nebraska.
06/24 A one count indictment charging Jamare Sidney and Andrew Campbell with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine was unsealed in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
06/22 Brandi Phillips sentenced to seven years and three months for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Nebraska.
06/22 John Cisneros sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
06/19 For having been in Possession of a Firearm While Under Indictment on September 26, 2008, Quintin E. Williams was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison.
06/18 Francis Searcey, age 66, sentenced to 33 months in prison following his conviction for transporting stolen goods in interstate commerce.
06/18 Allison W. Bowden sentenced to 100 months imprisonment following her conviction for aiding and abetting bank robbery.
06/18 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine in the Lincoln area.
06/15 Richard Davis, 71, formerly of Lincoln, was sentenced for receiving child pornography.
06/02 Stephanie Nielsen sentenced to five years of supervised release following her conviction for embezzling more than $70,000 of the funds of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, previously known as the Kearney State Bank.
06/02 Donald Fulfor, Jr., 22, was sentenced for the receipt and distribution of child pornography.
06/01 Misty Mendicino was sentenced to eighteen months in prison following her conviction for Conspiracy.

May 2009

05/28 Allison Klanecky was sentenced to a term of six months imprisonment and ordered to pay a $125,000 fine following his conviction for possession of unregistered grenade components.
05/28 An indictment was unsealed charging Natalie Booth-Merica with conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine in 2008.
05/27 Karrie Penfold was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
05/26 United States Magistrate Judge David L. Piester unsealed a two count indictment alleging Jemaine Sidney possessed crack cocaine with the intent to deliver.
05/22 May Grand Jury Indictments
05/22 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on October 11, 2008, Keith Marvelle Huggins was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison.
05/21 A Lincoln man was sentenced to a total of 13 years and one month in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and two counts of using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in connection with a drug offense.
05/18 Bryant D. Finney was sentenced to a term of 60 months in prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
05/18 Donnell Chaney was sentenced to a term of 120 months in prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
05/18 Georgetta Bothwell was sentenced to 110 months imprisonment following her conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine.
05/12 Santiago Lopez-Mendoza sentenced to 12 years, 7 months in prison for his conviction of possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
05/08 A criminal complaint was filed against Danny Reaves, age 34 of Omaha.
Reaves is charged with the May 1, 2009, robbery of a Rochester Armored car near 7414 North 30th Street in Omaha.
05/06 Brandon Crago was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine in the Lincoln area between February of 2007 and January of 2008.
05/05 Antonio Rigberto Frausto was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
05/05 Shad Leroy Butterfield sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
05/04 Jesus Vasquez-Alvarez sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for his guilty plea to being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation and conviction of an aggravated felony.

April 2009
04/30 An indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln couple, John and Tami
Rieck, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine over approximately a two-year period and three counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
04/30 For having been an Illegal Drug User in Possession of a Firearm on March 3, 2008, Kenneth B. Jones was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison.
04/29 Melanie Bermunez was sentenced to an 18 month term of imprisonment following her conviction for Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency.
04/28 Carlos Lopez-Lepe was sentenced to 120 months for the crime of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
04/27 Jerry Lynn Simons, 32, was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender.
04/27 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on July 26, 2008, Merrell Nathaniel Devers was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison.
04/23 Grand Jury Indictments
04/23 Marshall L. Murphey sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
04/23 A Lincoln man was sentenced to nineteen years and seven months (235 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
04/22 Gary Zierke, Jr. sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 30 years today following Mr. Zierke’s conviction for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
04/22 Jared Mason, age 23, and Donnell Smith, age 22, both of Omaha, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the armed robbery of a United States Post Office located at 2910 State Street, Omaha, NE.
04/20 Donald Whitewater sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his conviction of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
04/14 Daniel Kleve, 24, of Hubbard, Nebraska, was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender.
04/10 A federal jury convicted Torone Russell of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine as well as two counts of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute.
04/07 Jose Luis Rodriguez sentenced to 14 years in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
04/06 Ray Van Norman was sentenced to a period of five years supervised release and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $5.7 million after being convicted of Bank Fraud.
04/06 James Summers, age 48 of Omaha, was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender.
04/03 A United States District Court jury found Jerome Osberger, age 45 of Toledo, Ohio, guilty of four counts of wire fraud.
04/03 A Lincoln man was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
04/03 Joshua Larsen sentenced to 24 months imprisonment following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
04/03 Midwest Farm Service Company, Inc. (Midwest Farm Service), was sentenced today for a criminal violation of regulations promulgated pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

March 2009
03/23 Grand Jury indictments
03/20 A federal Grand Jury returned a series of indictments charging Jason Hawthorne, Michael Davis, Chad Winters, Kenny Dofner, Gregory Stanek, Bradford Winnie, Jeffrey Welker and Justin Snelling with multiple drug and firearms offenses arising from their alleged involvement in methamphetamine and marijuana distribution.
03/20 Indictments and informations have been filed charging several people with the unlawful taking of bald eagles, and illegal purchase, possession and sale of eagle and redtail hawk feathers.
03/19 Clifford Shafer sentenced to 100 months imprisonment
following his conviction for distribution of methamphetamine and two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
03/18 A Lincoln man was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to sell crack cocaine and powder cocaine in the
Lincoln area.
03/18 Carlos Loverboy Silva sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for his role in conspiring to distribute crack cocaine in the Lincoln area.
03/18 Jesus Mendivil and Fabiola Bernal, codefendants in a drug
conspiracy case, were both sentenced on March 11, 2009.
03/17 Zachary Noble sentenced to a 360 month prison term following Noble’s plea to producing child pornography.
03/17 Crossroads Cooperative Association (Crossroads) was sentenced today for a criminal violation of regulations promulgated pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
03/16 Anthony Key was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months
incarceration following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
03/13 Craig A. Workman was charged in a four count Information with willful failure to file an income tax return for the calendar years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
03/12 Tufly Commercial, LLC, a Nebraska corporation, engaged in the business of drywall installation for commercial and residential properties, entered a plea of guilty to a felony charge of harboring aliens.
03/09 Joseph Risher, 39, was sentenced for possessing child pornography.
03/09 Jesus Ixta-Salazar was sentenced to 235 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm, and two counts of Criminal
Forfeiture.
03/05 An indictment has been unsealed charging Jeffrey VanVelson with Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and the Forfeiture of $1021 in
U.S. Currency.
03/05 Orville Dean Myers sentenced to 24 months imprisonment
following his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender.
03/04 Victoria Valdez, 36, sentenced to a term of 6 months in prison for her conviction for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
03/04 Marilyn Adams, 66, was sentenced to a term of 12 months in prison for her conviction for failure to file a required Department of Labor form.
03/03 A Lincoln woman was sentenced to ten years and one month in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to sell methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
03/03 Tabatha Adams was sentenced to a 30 year term of imprisonment for producing and manufacturing child pornography.
03/02 Trenton Smith was sentenced to 24 months in prison following his conviction for unlawful possession of a short shotgun and machinegun.
03/02 J.S. Beverland, 56, was sentenced to sixty months of imprisonment for receiving child pornography.

February 2009
02/25 Grand Jury Indictments
02/25 Siyad W. Ali, a citizen of Somalia, was convicted by a United States District Court jury of preparing false individual income tax returns.
02/24 Silbestre Barragan-Penalosa sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine in the United States.
02/23 Erica D. Spears, 37, of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced for unlawfully converting and taking money from an Indian Tribal Organization.
02/23 Juan Salmeron Ozuna, a documented gang member of the violent Surenos 13 Gang, after pleading guilty to illegal entry into the United States after a prior deportation and threatening to kill a federal agent, was sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 12 months plus one day.
02/23 For having Embezzled $71,454.00 in Social Security benefits to which he was not entitled, Thomas Walter Mimms was sentenced to serve 5 months in prison.
02/23 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on June 19, 2008, Darrius N. Keown was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison.
02/23 Douglas S. Flagg, 28, of Plattsmouth, was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender.
02/20 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on June 26, 2008, Scott Yajon Wiseman was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison.
02/20 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 10 years and one month, (121 months), in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.
02/19 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on July 13, 2008, Irvin Boyd Harris was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
02/13 Alexis Niebla was sentenced today to 10 years incarceration for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of
methamphetamine.
02/13 Gamaliel Moreno-Perez was sentenced to 5 years incarceration following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
02/13 Phyllis Larsen sentenced to twelve months and one day imprisonment for her conviction of making false statements in her bankruptcy case.
02/13 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on May 17,
2008, Larry Terrance Dotson was sentenced to serve 92 months in prison.
02/11 Taft Burtton was sentenced to 120 months incarceration for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
02/09 Amanda Blakely Pettigrew sentenced to 151 months incarceration and forfeiture of $7,337.00 in United States currency. Ms. Pettigrew had earlier pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
02/09 Danny Johnson, Patricia Johnson and their corporation, Real Hunt, Inc., sentenced to five years probation following their convictions on interstate transportation of wildlife taken in violation of state law.
02/06 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on September 10, 2007, Almondo P. Turner was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
02/06 Miguel Gutierrez-Encino, 23, of Mexico was sentenced for fraudulently using government documents.
02/06 Christopher Evans sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine in Eastern Nebraska.
02/05 Noah Hallowell, age 40, of Walthill, Nebraska, was sentenced for Failing to Register as a sex offender.
02/04 Kashaun L. Lockett of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for the crime of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
02/04 Cecelia D. Earth sentenced to twelve months and one day imprisonment for her conviction of theft of public money and making false statements to a government agency.
02/03 Lucas J. Lacy, 23, of Omaha was sentenced for the receipt of child pornography.
02/02 Lisa L. Carroll was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment following her conviction for Distribution of Cocaine Base.
02/02 Unsealing of Indictment against Juan Ramos-Ramos and Nellie Campos. DEA in North Platte, Nebraska along with the W.I.N.G. Task Force conducted a several month investigation that led to the Indictment of Juan Ramos-Ramos and Nellie Campos.

January 2009
01/30 Antonio Rigberto Frausto was found guilty by a United States District Court jury after 45 minutes deliberations. He was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
01/29 David Zorinsky previously pled guilty to possession with intent
to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced today to 60 months incarceration.
01/29 A Lincoln man was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, pills containing methamphetamine and ecstasy and marijuana.
01/29 An indictment was unsealed charging Juan Ramos-Ramos and
Nellie Campos with conspiracy to possess, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
01/27 Wendy Stubblefield sentenced to18 months imprisonment following her conviction for wire fraud.
01/27 James E. Mite was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Criminal Forfieture.
01/26 Jose Luis Quezada-Neri was sentenced for illegal entry into the
United States after a prior deportation.
01/26 Angela K. Hernandez was sentenced to six years imprisonment following her conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
01/26 Rodney Bredemeier, Jr. sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams of crack cocaine over a seven month period.
01/26 Mobility Specialists, which also did business under the name of the Scooter Superstore, sentenced following its conviction for healthcare fraud.
01/23 Rachel Lenagh, 39, of Neola, IA, sentenced to 24 months in prison following her conviction for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
01/23 A Lincoln man was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
01/23 Grand Jury unsealed indictments
01/16 Paul Wentworth sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment for the crime of submitting false information to the Federal Crop Insurance Company (FCIC).
01/13 Joshua and Tana Holle sentenced for their convictions of interstate transportation of wildlife taken in violation of state law.
01/13 William Alexander was sentenced to prison for 15 months by the Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge in Lincoln, Nebraska, at sentencing on January 13, 2009.
01/12 Jack Kahlo, 64, was sentenced for the receipt of child pornography.
01/09 Peter Lamers was sentenced to 60 months in prison after having been convicted of Mail Fraud.
01/09 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on January 27, 2008, James Edward Greer was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison.
01/09 Francisco Galvan-Valdez, a/k/a “Charlie”, sentenced to 15 years and 8 months imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

December 2008
12/31 An indictment was unsealed charging Sheena James and Emmanuel Jackson with multiple federal crimes related to the “straw purchase” of firearms from a licensed firearms dealer.
12/29 For having been in Possession of a Short Shotgun on May 31,
2008, Patrick A. Clark was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison.
12/29 For having been an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm on
December 16, 2007, Adolfo Barrera was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison.
12/23 An indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln man with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and two counts of using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in connection with a drug offense.
12/18 Grand Jury Indictments
12/16 An indictment was unsealed charging Amar Henderson, age 28 of
Omaha, with transporting minors across state lines for the purpose of having the minors engage in prostitution.
12/16 A superseding indictment was unsealed charging Devin Enriques, age 23 of Omaha, and Marquita Jensen, also age 23 and of Omaha, with conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery and use of a weapon in the commission of a crime of violence.
12/12 Joshua Hirsh, 25, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for the possession of child pornography.
12/11 Caroline Domanski, 63, of Omaha, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud.
12/10 For having used someone else’s identification in 2008, Armando Mejia-Mejia was sentenced to serve a year and one day in prison.
12/10 David E. Wortman, of Grand Island was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment, ordered to pay $200,903.00 in restitution, and was ordered to forfeit $236,728.00 to the government.
12/10 Timothy Wight, 41, was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for the receipt of child pornography.
12/10 Thomas Gellatly, 62, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment for receiving child pornography.
12/08 Michael Tobin was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 grams or more of Cocaine Base.
12/08 Harvey Lane was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 grams or more of Cocaine Base.
12/08 After a four day jury trial Jesus Ixta-Salazar was found guilty of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and Being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm.
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12/04 A Lincoln couple was sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
12/02 For having been in Possession of a Defaced Firearm, James Tyrell Dortch was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
12/01 Melvin Buckley, age 77, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, was sentenced today for filing a false U.S. individual income tax return for the 2001 income tax year.
12/01 For having been convicted of being an illegal alien unlawfully in the U.S. following deportation as a result of a prior conviction, Enrique Oregel-Flores was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment.
12/01 Joshua Barney, 26, was sentenced for using a computer to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.