Source: http://www.justice.gov/dea/divisions/sf/2012/sf012612p.html
Timestamp: 2014-09-02 14:55:44
Document Index: 578588226

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 846', '§ 848', '§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 3553']

News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, 01/26/12
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted 20 defendants on Jan. 17 for drug related charges that include conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 280 grams or more of cocaine base and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
According to the Indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, the defendants engaged in a long-term narcotics conspiracy. The indictment also alleges that 15 of the defendants distributed illegal narcotics or possessed illegal narcotics with the intent to distribute them.
Fatima Carolina Segovia, 32, of Hayward, Calif. Fnu Lnu, a/k/a Alé.
Layser A. Cabrera, a/k/a Felix Antonio Escobar, 25
Tilo Rodriguez-Hernandez, a/k/a Dixon Rodriguez, a/k/a Teodoro, 24 .
Antonio Jose Diaz-Rivera, arrested in San Francisco. Jose Evaristo-Rauda, arrested in South San Francisco. Fatima Carolina Segovia, arrested in Hayward.
The maximum statutory penalty for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with Intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(ii), 841(b)(1)(A)(iii), and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii); operating a continuing criminal enterprise, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848(a); possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(ii); possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(iii); and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii), is life in prison and a fine of up to $4 million. The maximum statutory penalty for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)©, is 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1milliion. The maximum statutory penalty for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(ii); and for distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(ii), is 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $2 million. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553. In addition to those charged in the narcotics conspiracy, two defendants Armando Antonio Monroy, 48, of San Francisco, and Jorge Peraza-Rivas, 37, of San Francisco, were each charged in an indictment, issued on Jan. 10 and unsealed yesterday, that alleges one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud. They face a maximum of 30 years in prison and a fine of the greater of $1 million or twice the gain or loss from the offense for each count. Both defendants were arrested in San Francisco. Twenty-three defendants were charged by criminal complaint on Jan. 23, 2012, in a related investigation in Seattle. 20 of them were arrested yesterday in the Seattle area.