PHOENIX - Yesterday, Stephanie Amanda Aviles, 31, and Juan Verduzco-Caro, 37, of Maricopa, Ariz., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 96 months’ and 72 months’ imprisonment, respectively. Aviles and Verduzco-Caro had previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.
Between August 4, 2014 and April 28, 2015, Aviles and Verduzco-Caro sold methamphetamine to undercover officers on and near the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Neither defendant is a member of the Ak-Chin Tribe.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Ak-Chin Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution was handled by Christina J. Reid-Moore, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR-15-0604-PHX-SRB
RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-029 Aviles_Verduzco-Caro
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
