Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

TULSA, Okla.— The results of the March 2016 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged federal crimes which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence.

Rodney Mark Aguirre. Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. Aguirre, 27, of Tulsa, is charged with possession of firearms including shotguns and ammunition after prior felony convictions. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In addition, he would forfeit the firearms involved in the firearm offense. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the investigating agency.

Gary Dewayne Benedict. Felon in Possession of Firearms. Benedict, 44, of Broken Arrow, is charged with possession of firearms after prior felony convictions. If convicted, he faces the statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is the investigating agency.

Jeffrey Scott Bruce. Bank Robbery. Bruce, 51, is charged with robbing Arvest Bank in January 2016. If convicted, he faces the statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling the case. 

Michelle Ranee Krafft. Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. Krafft, 35, of Owasso, is charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. If convicted, she faces the statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and the statutory maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. In addition, she faces the forfeiture of drug proceeds and property used to facilitate the drug offenses. The Owasso Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were the investigating agencies.

William Jeffrey Johnson Jr. Coercion and Enticement, Sex Trafficking of Children, and Interstate Trafficking and Racketeering. Johnson Jr., 26, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, is charged with enticing and recruiting a girl, whom he believed to be 15 years old, to engage in prostitution. If convicted, he faces the statutory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for coercion and enticement and sex trafficking of children charges; and a statutory maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the interstate trafficking and racketeering charge. The Tulsa Police Department is the investigating agency.

Miguel Lara-Rodriguez. Reentry of Removed Alien. Lara-Rodriguez, 37, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in October 2004 from Laredo, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the investigating agency. 

Juan Carlos Ramirez-Saldiva. Reentry of Removed Alien. Ramirez-Saldiva, 41, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in July 2006 from Laredo, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the investigating agency.

Jesus Juan Rosales, Sergio Yanez, Jose Luis Rodriguez-Almader, Ivan Jimenez, Eddy Alejandro Hernandez, Margarita Solis Rodriguez, Romeo Flores, and Andres Rubio. Drug Conspiracy Rosales, 35, of Bixby; Yanez, 30, of Broken Arrow; and Rodriguez-Almader, 27, Jimenez, 34, Hernandez, 27, Rodriguez, 35, Flores, 31, and Rubio, 26, all of Tulsa, are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. If convicted, the statutory minimum penalty is 10 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10,000,000 fine. In addition, the defendants face a criminal forfeiture money judgment representing proceeds of the drug conspiracy, and forfeiture of seized currency. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigating agencies.   

Luis Ernesto Saldana-Plaza. Reentry of Removed Alien. Saldana-Plaza, 32, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in August 2007 from Laredo, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the investigating agency.

Rodrigo Segovia-Barraza. Reentry of Removed Alien. Segovia-Barraza, 30, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in September 2013 from Eagles Pass, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the investigating agency.

Marcos Suazo-Otero. Reentry of Removed Alien. Suazo-Otero, 40, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in March 2009 from Laredo, Texas. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the investigating agency.

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