Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan | Department of Justice
Keino Hughes, a 42-year-old resident of Saginaw, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison on August 14, 2025. The sentencing followed his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., who was joined by James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington issued the sentence after reviewing the case details.
According to court documents, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Hughes’s home in July 2024. The Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAYANET), which included ATF special agents, found cocaine and cocaine base, two firearms, digital scales, and more than $17,000 in cash during the search.
The investigation was carried out by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms alongside the Michigan State Police Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. Assistant United States Attorney William Orr prosecuted the case.
"Keino Hughes, 42, of Saginaw was sentenced on August 14, 2025, to 151 months in federal prison for his possession with intent to distribute cocaine," U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced.
Gorgon was joined in the announcement by James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington imposed sentence on Hughes following his guilty plea for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
According to court documents, in July of 2024, the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAYANET), including ATF Special Agents, executed a search warrant at Hughes’s residence in Saginaw. Inside the home, they recovered amounts of cocaine and cocaine base, two firearms, two digital scales, and over $17,000 in cash.
This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, in conjunction with the Michigan State Police Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William Orr.
