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May 29, 2008
GRAND JURY IN WICHITA INDICTS SEX OFFENDER ON CHARGE OF FAILURE TO REGISTER
Other indictments: Child porn, drug trafficking, illegal immigration
WICHITA, KAN. – William M. Counts, 51, Wichita, Kan., is charged with failing to register as required by the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act when he came to Kansas. In 1993, he was convicted of child molestation in Clark County, Washington. The federal crime is alleged to have occurred Nov. 19, 2007, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
The U.S. Department of Justice maintains a Web site at www.nsopr.gov where the public can search registered sex offenders by name, location or zip code.
If convicted, Counts faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting Thursday in Wichita also returned the following indictments:
David L. Johnson, 43, Wichita, Kan., is charged with receiving child pornography. The crime is alleged to have occurred in November 2007 in Sedgwick County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Wichita Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
Jorge J. Gonzalez, Jr., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, one count of attempting to collect a loan by threat of violence, and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. According to the indictment, he shot at automobile occupied by a man who owed him money for drugs. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 13, 2007, in Ford County, Kan.
If convicted he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession charge, a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of using a threat of violence to collect a debt, and a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of using gun to commit a crime of violence. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster is prosecuting.
Kenneth E. Maloney, 46, is charged with one count of distributing crack cocaine, two counts of distributing more than 5 grams of crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in March, April and May 2008 in Sedgwick County, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Distributing crack cocaine: A maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million.
– Distributing more than 5 grams of crack cocaine: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million on each count.
– Possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine: Not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $4 million.
– Possession with intent to distribute cocaine: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
The Wichita Police Department investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.
Augustin Velazquez, 38, Garland, Texas, is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The crime is alleged to have occurred May 17, 2008, in Sumner County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $4 million. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Lind is prosecuting.
Julio Barranco-Zaragosa, 22, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of knowingly transported illegal aliens within the United States in a Dodge Caravan minivan, and one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found May 25, 2008, in Kingman County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the transporting charge, and a maximum penalty of 2 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the unlawful re-entry charge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Emanuel Garcia-Leon, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found May 22, 2008, in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Gerardo Jose Nieto-Pina, 32, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering th United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Feb. 6, 2008, in Liberal, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Rolando Linares-Aguilar, 27, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering th United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Nov. 9, 2007, in Kansas City , Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Jose Antonio Guzman-Monge, 32, a citizen of El Salvador, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported
He was found April 29, 2008, in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 2 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Antonio Ramirez-Barrone, 24, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of a felony and deported. He was found April 28, 2008, in Wichita.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Fidencio Bautista-Vivar, 25, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with two counts of possession of false documents to be employed in the United States, four counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false statement on an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form and one count of possession of a false U.S. government identification document. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in April 2008 and November 2006 in Ford County, Kan.
Upon conviction, the alleged crimes carry the following penalties:
– Possession of false documents to be employed: A maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
– Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory two years consecutive to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
– Making a false statement on an I-9 form: A maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of a false U.S. government identification form: A maximum penalty of 15 years n federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Fidencio Bautista-Vivar, 25, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with two counts of possession of false documents in order to be employed in the United States, four counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false written statement on an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form and one count of possession of a false U.S. government identification document. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in April 2008 and November 2006 in Ford County, Kan.
Upon conviction, the alleged crimes carry the following penalties:
– Possession of false documents to be employed: A maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
– Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory two years consecutive to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
– Making a false statement on an I-9 form: A maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of a false U.S. government identification form: A maximum penalty of 15 years n federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Michael J. Zaragosa, 26, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 12, 2007, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.
Timothy Dukes, 38, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 13, 2008, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.
Larry L. Tucker, 33, Wichita, Kan., is charged with escaping from a facility to which he was assigned by the U.S. Attorney General. The crime is alleged to have occurred May 1, 2008, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
Tucker was charged by criminal complaint May 16, 2008. An agent’s affidavit said Tucker escaped from a residential re-entry center in Wichita at which he was serving part of a 96-month federal prison sentence.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshal Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger is prosecuting.
Darnell D. Nolan, 27, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine. The crime is alleged to have occurred May 8, 2008, in Wichita.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $1 million. The Wichita Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.
As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.
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