Grand Jury - February 2022

United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 18 unsealed Indictments charging 19 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.

*          Kenneth Brinton, age 64, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Brinton with production of child pornography between on or about June 22, 2015 and continuing to on or about March 19, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $55,000 additional special assessment.  Count II charges Brinton with production of child pornography between on or about September 16, 2016 and continuing to on or about July 31, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $55,000 additional special assessment.  Count III charges Brinton with possession of child pornography on or about August 30, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $22,000 additional special assessment.   

*          Jared B. Cain, age 40, of Phoenix, Arizona, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about November 11, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          David Cantu a/k/a/ Eswin Lopez, age 29, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Cantu with false claim of citizenship on or about August 22, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 3 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Cantu with false representation of a Social Security number on or about August 22, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Cantu with aggravated identity theft on or about August 22, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 3 years’ imprisonment consecutive to Counts I and II, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Saheed B. Dairo, age 39, is charged in a seven-count Indictment.  Count I charges Dairo with bank fraud beginning on or about August 22, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Counts II and III charge Dairo with bank fraud beginning on or about November 16, 2020 and continuing to on or about November 18, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment consecutive to Count I, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Counts IV-VI charge Dairo with aggravated identity theft on or about August 22, 2020 and continuing to on or about November 18, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment consecutive to Counts I-III, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count VII charges Dairo with transfer of identification document on or about August, 2020 to on or about November, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Javier Diaz, Jr., age 30, of Bellevue, Nebraska, is charged with failure to register as a sex offender after traveling in interstate commerce on or about January 1, 2021 and continuing to on or about January 18, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Zachary D. Ellis, age 27, of Hastings, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Ellis with distribution of methamphetamine on or about June 3 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Ellis with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about June 7, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Daisy Flores, age 20, and Teresa P. Martinez, age 45, are charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Flores and Martinez with possession with intent to distribute of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) on or about February 6, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charge Flores and Martinez with possession with intent to distribute marijuana on or about February 6, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Jorge Francisco-Mateo a/k/a Sanchez Gonzalez-Jacinto, age 26, is charged with reentry of a removed alien after having been convicted of a felony on or about January 8, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Christopher Groth, age 38, of Gretna, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Groth with production of child pornography between on or about September, 2020 and continuing to on or about December, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $55,000 additional special assessment.  Count II charges Groth with transportation of child pornography on or about February 2, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $40,000 additional special assessment.  Count III charges Groth with possession of child pornography on or about June 3, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $22,000 additional special assessment.   

*          Kurt D. Heckenliable, age 50, of Geneva, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about September 22, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $20,000,000 fine, a ten-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Robert James Kotschwar, age 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Kotschwar with possession with intent to distribute of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about April 6, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a four-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Kotschwar with felon in possession of a firearm on or about December 29, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Mylon Mayfield, age 24, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with concealing a person from arrest on or about January 28, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Karre Christine O’Dell, age 42, of Craig, Colorado, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges O’Dell with possession with intent to distribute of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) on or about October 15, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a four-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges O’Dell with possession of a document-making implement or authentication feature on or about October 15, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Isaias Perez Cantu, age 42, is charged with reentry of a removed alien after an aggravated felony on or about January 26, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Carlos Ramirez Bonilla, a/k/a Carlos Bonilla Ramirez, a/k/a Jose Trevino Garza, a/k/a Augimiro De La Cruz Gallegos, age 50, is charged with reentry of a removed alien after an aggravated felony on or about September 16, 2021. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Traynell D. Toney, age 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Counts I and II charge Toney with bank robberies on or about December 20, 2021 and December 31, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Jose Trejo Acosta, age 37, is charged with reentry removed alien after aggravated felony conviction on or about February 7, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Ricky A. Wynn, age 39, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Wynn with unlawful possession of unregistered destructive device on or about January 30, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Wynn with transport of explosive materials with intent to injure on or about January 30, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.