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June 2008

06/20 Michel B. Yoder, of Oregon, sentenced to 40 months in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine.
06/19 June Grand Jury
06/19 Todd Meyers was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Criminal Forfeiture.
06/19 Robert Armell, 68, of Winnebago, Nebraska, was sentenced on two counts of abusive sexual contact with a child under 12 years of age.
06/19 Rolando Pedro-Juan sentenced to 24 months imprisonment following his conviction for aggravated identity theft.
06/16 Homer T. Cave, 32, of Omaha, was sentenced for the crime of receiving child pornography.
06/16 Michael Govig, 45, formerly of LaVista, was sentenced for the unlawful receipt of child pornography.
06/10 Anthony Wagner was sentenced to prison for 12 months and 1 day after pleading guilty in federal district court to accepting money from prison inmates in order to smuggle tobacco and marijuana into the Tecumseh State Correctional Facility between March, 2005 and May, 2006.
06/06 Benjamin Manley was sentenced today to 15 years in prison following his conviction for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
06/02 Dario Carlon Pacheco was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.

May 2008

05/30 John Ray Blue sentenced following his conviction of bankruptcy fraud for making false declarations and statements under penalty of perjury in his 2005 bankruptcy case.
05/29 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 11 years and three months (135 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
05/28 Robert John Ironbear was sentenced to 14 years for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Nebraska.
05/22 May Grand Jury Indictments
05/22 Jose Ramirez-Dominguez sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine.
05/21 A Lincoln man was sentenced to ten years and one month, (121 months), in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
05/20 Jeffrey Ray Peer was sentenced to seven years (84 months) of imprisonment for his spree of criminal conduct which included fraud and identity theft throughout 2006.
05/20 Patricia Lou Rock sentenced to 76 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
05/19 Paul R. Payton sentenced to 12 months of home curfew (similar to home detention or home confinement). The sentencing followed his guilty plea to a felony violation of federal game laws - more specifically that he assisted in providing guiding services which resulted in the unlawful killing of two turkeys.
05/16 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 11 years and two months, (134 months), in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and marijuana.
05/12 Edward J. O’Neill sentenced today to 11 years, 8 months in federal prison following his convictions for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and possessing an unregistered pipe bomb.
05/09 Janice Grant, 31, of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced today following her conviction for Second Degree Murder.
05/02 A Grand Island man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine between June of 2006 and mid-October of 2007.
05/02 Talon J. Lee, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment for committing the crime of possession of a short shotgun.
05/01 A former Grand Island resident was sentenced to 97 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine between January of 2004 and April of 2007.
05/01 Anthony Michael Larkin was sentenced to seventeen years and six months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Nebraska.

April 2008
04/30 Dale Weichel sentenced to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 57 months in prison. Weichel was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine.
04/30 Howard Isadore was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
04/29 Raybel Granillo sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment after earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
04/28 Dale Norman Blackfish, Sr. sentenced for his conviction of sexual abuse of a minor.
04/24 Grand Jury Indictments - April 2008
04/21 James Hart, age 48 of Lincoln, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, (ten years), following his conviction for receiving child pornography.
04/16 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for possession of 100 or more marijuana plants on October 10, 2007.
04/15 Herbst Construction, Inc., an Iowa corporation engaged in bridge construction, entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor Information charging a violation of the Refuse Act.
04/14 Adonis Williams, 29, was sentenced for being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
04/10 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on October 10, 2007, Joseph Germain Keyes was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
04/08 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana over approximately an 18-month time period.
04/08 Prisco Lopez-Diaz sentenced to 27 months imprisonment after earlier being found guilty by a jury of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
04/04 Miguel Ontiveros-Murrillo, a/k/a Luis Alberto Erenas-Luna sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
04/03 Aaron Kearney was sentenced to a 24 month term of imprisonment following his conviction for possession of child pornography.

March 2008
03/31 Terry G. Hammond sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine following an earlier guilty plea to the charges.
03/31 Jason Dillon sentenced to 70 months imprisonment following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
03/28 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months, (130 months total), in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Lincoln over a nearly two-year time period.
03/28 Jermaine Hickman and Deandre Bradley were sentenced to imprisonment of 114 months and 117 months respectively following their convictions for armed credit union robbery.
03/27 Lesavior Jordan sentenced to 84 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
03/27 Deshawn Fletcher was sentenced to a total of 10 years and 10 months in prison following guilty pleas to charges that Fletcher possessed five grams or more of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it and that he used a firearm during the commission of that offense.
03/26 An indictment was unsealed charging Karen McDaniel, age 53 of Omaha, with six counts of making, uttering and possessing forged securities of an organization and ten counts of money laundering.
03/25 Joseph Hofler et al indictments - methamphetamine.
03/25 Duc Tuyen Vu sentenced to 72 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
03/25 Demetrius Stephens was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
03/25 An Omaha man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Nebraska over an approximately two-and-one-quarter-years time period.
03/24 Jack McClanahan sentenced to three years probation for his convictions of: (a) interstate transportation of wildlife which was sold in violation of Nebraska law; (b) preparation of adulterated meat products; and (c) improper preparation of custom pork products.
03/20 Scott Hobson was sentenced to a 30 month term of imprisonment following Hobson’s conviction for defrauding the Exchange Bank, Gibbon, Nebraska.
03/20 Grand Jury Indictments - March 2008
03/14 Christine Greenfield sentenced to 30 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
03/07 An indictment charging Carlos Loverboy Silva with conspiracy to distribute crack and cocaine was unsealed in United States District Court.
03/07 Steven Sudyka, 40, was sentenced for possessing child pornography.
03/07 Richard Orris sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment after having pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
03/06 A Grand Island man was sentenced to 10 years and one month, (121 months), in prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
03/06 James R. Dean was sentenced today to 24 months imprisonment for manufacturing marijuana.

February 2008
02/28 Todd Pape sentenced to 46 months imprisonment following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
02/27 Benjamin Manley plead guilty to assault on a federal law enforcement officer and to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
02/27 Damon E. Fitzgerald, 30, formerly of Omaha, was sentenced for the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
02/27 An indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln man with conspiracy to sell methamphetamine in the Lincoln area between June of 2007 and January of 2008.
02/27 An indictment was unsealed charging two Lincoln residents with conspiracy to sell methamphetamine in the Lincoln area between June of 2007 and January of 2008.
02/22 A Grand Island woman was sentenced to eight years and one month, (97 months total), in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
02/22 Grand Jury - Feb
02/22 Marcus Antwan Bridges sentenced to 57 months in prison for being in possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, and for being in possession of a stolen firearm.
02/15 Maria Dawn Cross sentenced to 5 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine in the Hall County area.
02/12 Alba Lima-Rivera sentenced to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment following her conviction for fraudulent use of a social security number.
02/12 Charles Parker sentenced to 63 months imprisonment for his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.
02/11 Charles Theiler was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Bank Fraud.
02/11 Sean M. Brannen, 37, of Omaha was sentenced to a 7-year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for receiving child pornography.
02/04 Nathaniel Cyprian sentenced to 71 months imprisonment. Mr. Cyprian had earlier pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
02/01 An indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln man with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, methamphetamine and powder cocaine in the Lincoln area between September of 2006 and May of 2007.
02/01 Gabriel E. Franco Pando sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.

January 2008
01/31 Shon Randy Westfall sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
01/30 German Lopez sentenced to 70 months imprisonment. Mr. Lopez had earlier pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.
01/30 Marteris Gray was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in the Lincoln area over approximately a four-year period. He was held responsible for the distribution of at least 50 grams but less than 150 grams.
01/29 Juan Antonio Zuniga-Rodriguez sentenced to a one year and one day term of imprisonment following his conviction for using the social security number of another person to obtain a thing of value.
01/28 Three individuals sentenced that had been earlier convicted following a jury trial. Those individuals were Dale Giles, Charmar Brown and Evereada Kouris.
01/24 Dale Kokes sentenced to 21 years and 10 months imprisonment for his conviction on for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
01/24 Jose Lee Cross, Jr., sentenced to 15 years and 8 months imprisonment for his conviction on for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
01/23 Javier Velasquez Cardenas sentenced to four years and three months imprisonment for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute “ice”, a highly pure form of methamphetamine.
01/22 An indictment was unsealed charging four Lincoln residents, three of whom are family members, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area.
01/22 Anthony Evans was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Phencyclidine.
01/22 Brandon Morrison was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base.
01/17 January Grand Jury Indictments
01/17 For having been in Possession of a Firearm While Illegally in the United States, Jorge Espinoza-Salinas was sentenced to serve 14 months in prison.
01/14 Jose G. Valdivia sentenced to six and-a-half years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine to be followed by an additional 5 years imprisonment for possessing a firearm during the drug offense.
01/14 John T. Ronan, Jr. sentenced to 60 months imprisonment after earlier have pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
01/14 For having applied for and received Social Security benefits to which she was not entitled, and for having applied for and received and spent Social Security benefits that should have gone to her two daughters in the same time period, Kathleen Peters was sentenced to serve 6 months in prison.
01/14 Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Jerry Adams to 46 months imprisonment after he had earlier pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone tablets.
01/11 A Lincoln man was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.
01/11 James Hart, age 48 of Lincoln, pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography.
01/09 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Lincoln over approximately a one-year time period and three counts of distribution of crack cocaine.
01/03 Shawn P. Day sentenced to 120 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

December 2007
12/20 An Indictment was unsealed charging Robert Young with Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
12/20 An Indictment was unsealed charging Darcy Wisner with Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
12/19 Eric Baird, 27, of Papillion, was sentenced for possessing child pornography.
12/18 Janice Grant, 30, of Macy, Nebraska, was convicted after a jury trial of Second Degree Murder.
12/18 Hawkins Construction Company, a Nebraska corporation engaged in highway and bridge construction, entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor Information charging a violation of the Refuse Act.
12/17 Carlos Armando-Barahona was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien, and Criminal Forfeiture.
12/17 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on June 16, 2007, Anthony Lamont Wells was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison.
12/14 Jesus A. Garcia was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment after having pled guilty to a conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine; being a felon in possession of a firearm; and being a previously deported alien with an aggravated felony conviction.
12/14 Abby Poitier, age 21 of Omaha, was sentenced to 3 months of house arrest with electronic monitoring and 4 years probation following her conviction in connection with an extortion scheme.
12/14 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute over a pound of methamphetamine over an approximately six-month time period.
12/12 Grand Jury Indictments
12/11 Antonio Castaneda-Diego sentenced to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment following his conviction for fraudulent use of a social security number.
12/10 Ngosi E. Williams was sentenced to eight years and four months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base.
12/10 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Scott Thayer Propst was sentenced to serve 180 months in prison.
12/10 Lucas Demling 27, of McLean, Illinois was sentenced today to 145 months imprisonment for bank robbery.
12/10 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Edmund Terrell Davis was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison.
12/05 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months (151 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and crack cocaine.
12/04 An Ansley man was sentenced to five years (60 months) in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana.
12/03 An indictment was unsealed charging Carolyn M. Baasch, a/k/a Carolyn M. Williams, a/k/a Carolyn M. Whitlock, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
12/03 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on March 10, 2007, Benoise D. Wade was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison.
12/03 For having been in Possession of a Short Shotgun on April 30, 2007, Travis Lee Jurgens was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison.

November 2007
11/30 A Milwaukee, Wisconsin woman was sentenced to two years (24 months) in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
11/28 A former Lincoln resident was sentenced to five years (60 months) in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than 200 pounds of marijuana in the Lincoln area over a fourteen-month time period.
11/28 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Matt Zollicoffer was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison.
11/27 Tony Hessler sentenced to a 33 month term of imprisonment following Hessler’s conviction for possession of a machine gun.
11/27 Jean Long-Wirth, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for conspiracy to pass counterfeit checks in the amount of approximately $66,000.00.
11/27 LaToyin Davis was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base, and Criminal Forfeiture.
11/21 An indictment was unsealed charging Christopher Cummings with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
11/21 An indictment was unsealed charging Tony T. Perez with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine distribution of methamphetamine.
11/20 Luis Aguilar sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
11/19 For having accepted Social Security benefits to which he was not entitled, Edward E. Vanderpool was sentenced to serve 6 months in prison.
11/19 Zachery McQuade, 27, of Omaha, was sentenced for receiving child pornography.
11/19 Shantella Raye Jordan sentenced to 121 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
11/19 Scott Hobson entered a plea of guilty to defrauding the Exchange Bank of Gibbon, Nebraska, between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2004.
11/16 Sean Puroff, age 26, of Omaha, was sentenced for possessing a short barreled shotgun.
11/14 Dasown Nix sentenced to eleven years three months in prison for possessing crack cocaine.
11/14 A Lincoln woman was sentenced to two years and nine months (33 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
11/14 Magistrate Piester unsealed a four count indictment charging Howard Wesley Isadore with conspiracy to distribute crack and distribution of crack.
11/09 John Monetti, 39, of St. James, New York, was sentenced today for traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a juvenile.
11/08 Linda Higgins was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment following her conviction for Conspiracy to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
11/08 Ashley Marie Ramer sentenced to 70 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
11/07 Katie Miller of Lincoln was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring with her mother and other persons to distribute crack cocaine in the Lincoln area between June of 2004 and April of 2007.
11/07 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months (151 months) in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
11/07 A Lincoln man was sentenced to seven years and three months (87 months) in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
11/06 Michael E. Carr sentenced to a term of fifteen years and eight months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.
11/05 Raymond Pickett Jr. was sentenced to more than 13 years imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
11/01 Brandon Michael Rodgers sentenced to 3 years probation and restitution in the amount of $10,000 following his conviction for a violation of the Lacey Act.
11/01 Charles Goodwin, age 46 of Omaha, was sentenced to a total of 84 months in prison following Goodwin’s conviction in connection with an extortion scheme.

October 2007
10/30 Raul Andres Gomez sentenced to a term of 10 years in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
10/30 Ralph Cordy, 43, of Omaha was sentenced for possessing child pornography.
10/25 Corina Trevino sentenced to 8 years and 1 month (a total of 97 months) imprisonment for her conviction on a charge of distribution of methamphetamine.
10/23 For having embezzled labor funds between September 2001 and November 2006, Thomas E. Saltzman was sentenced to serve 5 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
10/23 Abraham Gomez-Rodriguez sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for his conviction of reentry by an aggravated felon into the United States.
10/18 Arron S. West sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for being in possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
10/17 Adan Trujillo-Espinoza sentenced to 87 months imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
10/16 David Wortman waived indictment and pled guilty to an information charging felony offenses of harboring illegal aliens, structuring monetary transactions to avoid cash transaction reporting requirements, and agreed to restitution and forfeiture totaling $437,632.
10/11 Jerilee D. Luckinbill sentenced to 77 months in prison for being in possession of an unregistered short shotgun.
10/09 Jose Anaya-Zepeda sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
10/05 Harold Titus Swan was sentenced to a 3 year term of probation following his conviction for preparing a false document contrary to his statutory duties as a director of the First National Bank of Holdrege.
10/05 Ray Lockner, 39, of Lohrville, Iowa, was sentenced for receiving child pornography.
10/05 Andrew J. Olmer, 44, and Susan E. Olmer, 43, both of Leigh, Nebraska, were sentenced on federal tax charges.
10/05 A Lincoln woman was sentenced to ten years in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to distribute over a pound of methamphetamine in Lincoln over approximately a one-year time period.

September 2007
09/28 Gregory A. Meyers, II, 29, of Wisner, Nebraska, was sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography.
09/28 Timothy Melcher, 41, of Papillion was sentenced for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
09/26 An indictment was unsealed charging Brandon Sayavong with distribution and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
09/26 An indictment was unsealed charging Michael P. Roe with distribution and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug crime.
09/26 An indictment was unsealed charging David D. Robison with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and also with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
09/26 Frank R. Oddo was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
09/26 Paul Leetch, a/k/a “Boomer,” sentenced to 5 years and ten months imprisonment for his conviction on the crime of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
09/21 Michael Govig, age 44 of La Vista, Nebraska was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of receipt of child pornography and a second count of possession of child pornography.
09/21 Angela D. Harms was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following her conviction for Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine.
09/20 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area over approximately a 1 ½ year time period.
09/19 Lawrence J. McEwen sentenced to two years and 6 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
09/19 Richard Krohmer sentenced to a 24 month term of imprisonment following Krohmer’s conviction for possession of child pornography.
09/14 A federal jury found Lucas Demling, 27, of Niantic, Illinois, guilty of the August 24, 2006, bank robbery of the Teambank in Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska.
09/13 Kirt Blake sentenced to a 60 month term of imprisonment for possession of child pornography.
09/12 Trevor Childers sentenced to a 51 month term of imprisonment for possession of child pornography.
09/11 Stanley D. Adkins was sentenced to 1 year and a day imprisonment following his conviction for Possession of a Firearm by an Unlawful User of a Controlled Substance, and Criminal Forfeiture.
09/07 A two count indictment against Mark and Maria Dix was unsealed in the United States District Court. The indictment alleges the defendants possessed with intent to distribute and conspired to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana.
09/07 Jairo Rodriguez was sentenced for possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
09/06 Jeffrey E. Hoover was sentenced to two life sentences for the 1997 killings of Harold Fowler and Duane Johnson in Lincoln, Nebraska.
09/06 An indictment was unsealed charging Rodney A. Gleason with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
09/05 An indictment was unsealed charging a Lincoln man and woman with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Lincoln between June of 2005 and April of 2007.
09/05 Jonatan R. Villegas-Medina sentenced to 5 years, 10 months imprisonment for his conviction on three counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
09/04 For Identity Fraud committed in 2007, Hector Daniel Rodriguez-Anguiano was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison.

August 2007
08/29 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on January 29, 2007, Devon Anthony Nash was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison.
08/28 An indictment was unsealed charging a Roca man with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln area over an approximate 27 month time period.
08/24 Kenneth Slominski was sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution following Slominski’s convictions for submitting and preparing false transactions with the intent to defraud while he served as an officer of the First National Bank of Holdrege.
08/22 A Lincoln woman was sentenced to ten years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine over approximately a nine-month time period.
08/22 Jimmy Burrell sentenced to 92 months in prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine.
08/22 Ryan Harder was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
08/20 John Monetti, 38, of Long Island, New York, entered pleas of guilty on two counts of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
08/15 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on September 12, 2006, Kylonzo Jones was sentenced to serve 10 months in prison.
08/14 Ramon D. Schachta sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
08/14 A 19-year-old Lincoln man was sentenced to a total of 15 years and one month imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana and using or carrying a firearm in connection with a drug offense.
08/10 Donnell Pierce, 20, of Omaha was sentenced for possessing stolen firearms.
08/09 A Lincoln man was sentenced to a total of 13 years and four months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, posession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and using, carrying, or possessing a fiream in relation to a drug crime.
08/09 Michael E. Schrotberger was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
08/09 An indictment was unsealed charging Saysavanh Polo Saiyavongsa, a/k/a “Polo”, with distribution of methamphetamine in the District of Nebraska.
08/08 For having been an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm on November 27, 2006, Sergio Santa-Cruz was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison.
08/08 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on September 30, 2006, Anthony Dwayne Collins was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison.
08/08 Jamie Chavez-Villasenor was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment for the crime of illegal re-entry by an alien who had previously been convicted of an aggravated felony.
08/03 A Lincoln man was sentenced to 19 years and seven months (235 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Lincoln over approximately a two-year time period.
08/03 Scott Jensen was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment following his conviction for Conspiracy to Possess Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute.
08/02 Mary and Creighton Barner sentenced for their convictions of bankruptcy fraud. Each defendant was ordered to serve one year and one day in prison plus three years of supervised release.
08/02 A California woman was sentenced to two-and-one-half years (30 months) in prison for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.
08/01 Luis A. Rodriguez sentenced to a term of eleven years and eight months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
08/01 Jose Beltran-Medina sentenced to a term of 120 months in prison for his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
08/01 An indictment was unsealed charging Maria Dawn Cross with two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
08/01 An indictment was unsealed charging Jose Lee Cross, Jr., with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

July 2007
07/27 An indictment was unsealed charging Howard W. William of Lincoln with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, in Lincoln over approximately a one-year time period.
07/26 An indictment was unsealed charging three Lincoln men with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana over approximately an 18-month time period.
07/26 Robert Faulkner, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court for structuring a monetary transaction with a financial institution.
07/26 A Lincoln man was sentenced to a total of 10 years and three months (123 months) in prison upon his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and for possession of a firearm in connection with a drug offense.
07/26 For having been a felon in possession of a firearm on September 22, 2006, Miguel Calderon Contreras was sentenced to serve 20 months in prison.
07/24 Gustavo Martinez-Barron sentenced to a term of ten months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
07/20 July 2007 indictments
07/20 A Phoenix, Arizona, resident was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
07/20 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on January 21, 2007, Herbert Jordan Harris was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison.
07/20 Russell M. Clark was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his conviction for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack).
07/19 For having been a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, John H. Workman was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison.
07/19 Jesus Ramon Ramos Inzunza sentenced to 2 and a half years imprisonment for his conviction on a charge of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
07/19 Lebrone C. Donaldson, 19, of Omaha was sentenced for possession of short barrel shotgun.
07/19 Ricardo Alamilla, a/k/a “Toker,” sentenced to a total of 6 years and 9 months imprisonment.
07/18 Rosemary Flores sentenced to 6 years and 8 months imprisonment for her conviction for distribution of methamphetamine.
07/09 Willie E. Hill, 25, of Omaha, was sentenced as a felon in possession of a firearm.
07/09 Noe Gustavo Chavez Loya sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment for his conviction on the offense of possession of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
07/09 Earl Dean DeCory sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment for his conviction of sexual abuse of a minor on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation.
07/05 Rodrigo Marquez-Chavez sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for his conviction for distribution of methamphetamine.
07/05 Christian Firoz sentenced to six months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully sell and offer for sale drug paraphernalia.