FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 11, 2008
JESUS LUGO-BROWN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings, on January 11, 2008, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, JESUS LUGO-BROWN, a resident of Mexico, appeared for sentencing. LUGO-BROWN was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 30 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 4 years
LUGO-BROWN was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
At the sentencing proceeding, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On November 17, 2006, in Billings, LUGO-BROWN and other individuals possessed with the intent to distribute, over 500 grams of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that LUGO-BROWN will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, LUGO-BROWN does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.
