Grand Jury - July 2020

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 21 unsealed Indictments charging 26 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.

*          Mario Alonzo Rodriguez, age 46, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 29, 2020, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Jose Avila Reynoso, age 48, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 16, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Orlando De Jesus Baralaga-Martinez, age 35, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about December 30, 2019, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          John Bourisaw, age 28, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on January 22, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, four-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with using or possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime on or about January 22. 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment consecutive, a $250,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Carlos G. Diaz, age 18, of Victorville, California, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on May 28, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Luis Galvan-Borbolla, age 36, and Ignacio Palma, age 43, both of Omaha, are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to deliver 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) on June 24, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about June 25, 2020. 

*          Taylor Grant, age 34, of Macy, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country on or about June 15, 2020.  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 the defendant with domestic assault resulting in substantial bodily injury in Indian Country on or about June 15, 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.   

*          Joaquin Gutierrez, age 29, of Omaha, is charged with a felon in possession of a firearm on or about June 17, 2020. 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.     

*          Josue Jonathan Herrera, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about April 29, 2020, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Wilson Hidalgo-Alvarado, age 39, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 28, 2019, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Pascual Lopez-Bernabe, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about May 13, 2020.  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. 

*          Juan Antonio Lopez Tercero, age 35, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 7, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Cleto Mendoza Ramiro, age 30, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 2, 2020, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Gregory Neemann, age 54, and Michael Allison, age 50, both of Omaha, are charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendants with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to deliver 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) beginning on or about March 9, 2020, and continuing to on or about March 13, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Neemann with possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on March 13, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Allison with possession with intent to deliver 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) on March 13, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about March 13, 2020.

*          Bany Nyuon, age 29, of Omaha, is charged with a prohibited person (felon) in possession of a firearm on or about March 5, 2020. 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.     

*          Lonnie L. Perry, age 28, is charged in a four-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery on or about October 25, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence on or about October 25, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment consecutive, a $250,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery on or about November 5, 2017.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count IV charges the defendant with brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence on or about November 5, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment consecutive, a $250,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.      

*          Sammie Odell Ranson, Jr., age 29, of Omaha, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery on or about March 30, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence on or about March 30, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment consecutive, a $250,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges the defendant with interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery on or about April 5, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Joseph Rauber, age 50, Almendra Escobedo-Orozco, age 35, Maria Sanchez-Delgado, age 26, and Silvia Flores-Martinez, age 25, are charged in a five-count Indictment.  Count I charges Rauber and Escobedo-Orozco with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to deliver 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) beginning on or about March 1, 2020, and continuing to on or about May 28, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Rauber with possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on March 17, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Rauber with possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about May 12, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count IV charges Rauber with possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about May 19, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count V charges Sanchez-Delgado and Flores-Martinez with possession with intent to deliver a detectable amount of marijuana on or about May 19, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, two-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about May 19, 2020 and May 28, 2020.

*          Charlie Rea, age 29, of Chicago, Illinois, is charged with possession with intent to deliver 400 grams or more of fentanyl (mixture), and 500 grams or more of cocaine (mixture) on or about June 27, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency seized on or about June 27, 2020. 

*          Delmus Wilkerson, age 52, of Omaha, is charged with possession with intent to deliver 10 grams or more of fentanyl (mixture) on or about April 21, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, four-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Zhijun Xia, age 29, of Omaha, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with production of child pornography on or about June 1, 2018 and through on or about February 28, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $50,000 additional special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with coercion and enticement of a minor beginning on or about July 9, 2020, through on or about July 11. 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment and $5,000 additional special assessment.