Grand Jury-July 2023

Acting United States Attorney Susan  Lehr announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 14 unsealed Indictments charging 14 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.

*          Jorge Diaz Sanchez a/k/a Gilberto Vasquez-Parra, age 35, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about October 13, 2018.  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.

*          Maleeka D. Gilbert, age 21, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Gilbert with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl from on or about an unknown date and continuing to on or about March 31, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Gilbert with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl on or about March 31, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Gilbert with possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes on or about March 31, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to life imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  

*          Luis Fernando Hernandez Reyes, age 29, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 22, 2023.  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.

*          Madison S. Hill, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Hill with bank robbery on or about May 20, 2023.  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.  Count II charges Hill with brandishing a weapon to commit a federal crime of violence on or about May 20, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 7 years’ and up to life imprisonment consecutive to the robbery, a $250,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment

*          Nathan Scott Jandreau, age 38, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about February 10, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 15 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $20,000,000 fine, not less than ten years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          John E. Kohler, age 52, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Kohler with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about March 6, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, not less than four years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Kohler with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) beginning on or about February 13, 2023 and continuing to on or about March 6, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Adan Morales Garcia, age 42, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 2, 2023.  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.

*          Nicolas Nicolas Antonio, age 39, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about March 30, 2023.  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.

*          Carolynne R. Parker a/k/a Carolynne R. Noffsinger, age 50, of Maineville, Ohio, is charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds beginning on or about July 25, 2018 and continuing through on or about August 22, 2019.  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.  There is also an allegation to forfeit United States currency and property seized.

*          Juan Rafael Ramirez, age 27, is charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien after a felony conviction on or about June14, 2023.  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. 

*          Hugo Ruiz Rios, age 33, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about April 16, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Miguel Fabian Ruvalcaba Munoz, age 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Ruvalcaba Munoz with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) from on or about March 15, 2023 and continuing to on or about April 4, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to a life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Ruvalcaba Munoz with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on or about March 15, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than five years and up to life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Bernabe Tercero-Reynoso, age 33, is charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien after an aggravated felony conviction on or about March 30, 2023.  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. 

*          Jacob Wilkins, age 42, of Mitchell, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Wilkins with embezzlement and theft of labor union assets on or about July 25, 2016 and continuing to on or about August 12, 2021.  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 II charges Wilkins with falsification, concealment, or destruction of financial records required to be kept by labor union on or about January 1, 2018 and continuing to on or about September 10, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 1 year imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment.  Count III charges Wilkins with falsification, concealment, or destruction of financial records required to be kept by labor union on or about January 1, 2019 and continuing to on or about March 31, 2020.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 1 year imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment. 

Contact Information:

Criminal Chief Donald J. Kleine, 402-661-3700 

Drug Enforcement Unit Chief Matt Lierman, 402-661-3700