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United States Department of Justice

United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello
Northern District of California

11th Floor, Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102
(415) 436-7200
FAX: (415) 436-7234

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2008
WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/CAN
CONTACT:  Joshua Eaton
(415) 436-6958
Josh.Eaton@usdoj.gov

SAN DIEGO MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN TWELVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF 3900 ECSTASY PILLS

OAKLAND – United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced that David Charles Bailey, 38, of San Diego, California, was sentenced today to 151 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment for possessing with intent to distribute 3900 ecstasy pills, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841.  Bailey was arrested in Oakland, California, on October 11, 2006, with 3000 ecstasy pills, and he previously had been caught with 900 ecstasy pills on April 27, 2006, in San Diego, California. 

A federal grand jury in Oakland indicted Bailey on November 30, 2006.  Subsequently, in December 2007, a federal grand jury in San Diego indicted Bailey for possession of the 900 pills, then that case was transferred to the court in Oakland. The sentence was for both the crimes in Oakland and San Diego.  Bailey was sentenced by United States District Judge D. Lowell Jensen.

Shashi Kewalramani is the Assistant U.S. Attorney who is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Lead Legal Assistant Cynthia Daniel.  The prosecution in San Diego was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Kaplan.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration in Oakland and San Diego, California.


Further Information:             

Case #:            CR 06-0777 DLJ
                        CR 07-0779 DLJ

A copy of this press release may be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/can.

Electronic court filings and further procedural and docket information are available at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

Judges’ calendars with schedules for upcoming court hearings can be viewed on the court’s website at www.cand.uscourts.gov.

All press inquiries to the U.S. Attorney’s Office should be directed to Joshua Eaton at (415) 436-6958 or by email at Josh.Eaton@usdoj.gov.


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