United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 13 indictments charging 13 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.
* Emilio Bello-Ozuna, age 35, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation from on or about Nov. 28, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Maurice T. Bowens, age 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with false statements during acquisition of a firearm on or about March 1, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment. Count II charges the defendant with false statements during acquisition of a firearm on or about April 26, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment. Count III charges the defendant with illegal receipt of a firearm by person under Indictment on or about April 26, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment.
* Manuel Cabrera, age 42, of Omaha, is charged with escape from custody on or about Nov. 29, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment.
* David Campbell, age 33, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about July, 2018 and continuing to on or about September 4, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, not less than 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges the defendant with possession of a firearm in furtherance a drug trafficking offense on or about September 4, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life consecutive imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment. Count III of the Indictment charges the defendant with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about September 4, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and $100 special assessment.
* Benito Ceballos-Espinoza, age 34, of Bellevue, Nebraska, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation from on or about Nov. 15, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Joseph Lloyd James, age 47, is charged with arson in Indian Country from on or about November 5, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 25 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Jorden Johnson, age 23, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with robbery of personal property of the United States on or about Nov. 14, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 15 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 in furtherance of a crime of violence on or about Nov. 14, 2018. The possible penalty if convicted is 7 years’ to Life imprisonment consecutive, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Javonn T. Lewis, age 23, of Indianapolis, Indiana, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with Interference with Commerce by Robbery by force from an employee at Walgreens on or about March 11, 2018. 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 Robbery involving Controlled Substances by force from an employee at Walgreens on or about March 11, 2018. 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.
* Said Antonio Mejia-Cerrato, age 37, of Crete, Nebraska, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation from on or about December 7, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Maria De Jesus Franco Munoz, age 47, of LaVista, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with false representation of a social security number on or about Jan. 13, 2014. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges the defendant with illegal reentry after deportation from on or about December 6, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Jose Sevilla, age 33, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about Nov. 13, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, 4-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Mauro Valente-Hernandez, age 27, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation from on or about Nov. 28, 2018. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Michael I. White, age 19, of Muncie, Indiana, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges the defendant with Interference with Commerce by Robbery by force from an employee at Walgreens on or about Feb. 10, 2018. 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 Robbery involving Controlled Substances by force from an employee at Walgreens on or about Feb. 10, 2018. 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
