TULSA, Okla.-The results of the November 2015 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.
Elizer Bailon. Reentry of Removed Alien. Bailon, 36, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in December 2011 near Del Rio, 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.
Gabriela Rodriguez De Rangel. Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. Rodriguez De Rangel, 40, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is not more than 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. In addition, Rodriguez De Rangel would face the forfeiture of criminal proceeds and facilitating property, including a.22 caliber pistol. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the investigating agency.
Fernando Gonzalez-Leyva. Reentry of Removed Alien. Gonzalez-Leyva, 45, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in January 2011 near El Paso, 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.
Luis Manuel Leyva. Reentry of Removed Alien. Leyva, 35, is charged with having returned to the United States unlawfully after being deported in September 2009 near El Paso, 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.
Abraham Martinez. Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device. Martinez, 36, of Tulsa, is charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device, specifically, a molotov cocktail. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is the investigating agency.
Jose Bruno Piedra-Ayvar, Jorge Antonio Piedra-Ayvar, Carlos De Los Santos and Adalid Valdez-Nava. Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. Jose Piedra-Ayvar, 26, Jorge Piedra-Ayvar, 22, De Los Santos, 19, and Valdez-Nava, 39, all of Tulsa, are charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is not less than 10 years in prison and up to life in prison and a fine of $10,000,000. The defendants also face forfeiture of facilitating property and proceeds, including entry of a money judgment of at least $1,000,000. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the investigating agency.
Cody Jacob Wheeler. Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Wheeler, 30, is charged with possession of a.25 caliber pistol and ammunition after a prior felony conviction. If convicted, the statutory maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives is the investigating agency.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
