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Nov. 6 , 2008
GRAND JURY RETURNS BANK ROBBERY INDICTMENTS
KANSAS CITY, KAN. –Robert E. Baker, 34, is charged with two counts of bank robbery, Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker announced Thursday. According to the indictment, on Oct. 25, 2006, he robbed U.S. Bank, 5429 Turner Road, Kansas City, Kan, and on Nov. 20, 2006, he robbed U.S. Bank, 4970 Roe Avenue, Roeland Park, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting in Kansas City, Kan., also returned the following indictments:
Benjamin Bortnick, 48, Prairie Village, Kan., is charged with one count of receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet, and one count of possessing child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in June and October 2007 in Johnson County, Kan.
He faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,0000 on the charge of receiving and distributing, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of possessing child pornography. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
James Adam Jackson, 24, Kansas city, Kan., and Deborah Jackson, 49, are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of carrying firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. In addition, James Jackson is charged with one count of distributing methamphetamine, and Deborah Jackson is charged with one count of unlawful possession of firearms after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times in 2006 and 2007 in Wyandotte County, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
Conspiracy: Not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $4 million.
Distributing methamphetamine: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million.
Possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking: Not less than 5 years and not more than life, consecutive to any other sentence.
Possession of a firearm after a felony conviction: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken prosecuted.
Darron L. Eskridge, 30, Kansas City, Mo., and John T. Roland, Jr., 31, Kansas City, Mo., each are charged with one count of unlawful possession of firearms after felony convictions. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 22, 2008, in Wyandotte County, Kan.
If convicted, each of them 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. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Corey Grant, 24, Kansas City, Kan., and Judy Lockett, 45, Kansas City, Kan., are charged with one count of conspiracy to make unlawful firearms purchases from federally licensed firearms dealers, and one count of making false statements to firearms dealers. In addition Grant is charged with three counts of making false statements to firearms dealers. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in February and May 2008 in Wyandotte County, Kan.
If convicted, they face 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. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Mark Henderson, 48, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 23, 2007, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and a maximum penalty of 40 years and a fine up to $2 million on the drug charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearms charge. The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Krug is prosecuting.
Edgar Rene Virrueta-Olalde, 29, Kansas City, Kan., Luis Roberto Clemente, 37, Overland Park, Kan., and Rosalio Percastegui-Lazaro, 26, Kansas City, Kan., are charged with criminal immigration violations.
Virrueta-Olade is charged with four counts of possessing fraudulently obtained documents, five counts of aggravated identity theft, and three counts of producing a false identification document. Clemente is charged with two counts of possession of fraudulently obtained documents, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of production of false documents. Percastegui-Lazaro is charged with one count of possession of fraudulent documents and one count of producing a false identity document. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in March and September 2008 in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Possession of fraudulently obtained documents: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
– Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory two years consecutive to other sentences.
– Production of false identification documents: A maximum penalty of 15 years and a fine up to $250,000.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Hare 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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