WICHITA – A grand jury meeting in Wichita returned a number of indictments when they met recently.
39-year-old Madelene Lee of Wichita, and 30-year-old LaSharica Dawn Ross are each charged with one count of theft of public funds.
The indictment alleges Lee accepted funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for child care services when in fact she did not provide the services. The indictment alleges Ross provided false and misleading documentation to support a request for funds from HHS that she was not entitled to receive.
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
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49-year-old Lora M. Brown, of Independence, Kansas is charged with two counts of stealing mail while she was employed by the U.S. Postal service in Independence. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Nov. 5, 2011, and Dec. 5, 2011, in Montgomery County.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
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46-year-old Kimberly J. Robertson, of Independence is charged with one count of stealing mail while she was employed by the United States Postal Service in Coffeyville. The crime is alleged to have occurred Nov. 9, 2011, in Montgomery County.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
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33-year-old Eric Moeder, of Ellis, Kansas, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 15, 2012, in Ellis County.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
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41-year-old Hung T. Dang is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, two counts of possession of marijuana, one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in February 2012 in Sedgwick County.
If convicted for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine: Not less than five years and not more than 40 years in federal prison and a fine up to $5 million.
For possession of marijuana and methamphetamine, the maximum penalty is one year and a fine of not less than $1,000.
For unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 in each count.
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20-year-old Jovany Lopez, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful re-entry into the United States after being deported. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Feb. 3, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million on the methamphetamine charge and a maximum penalty of two years without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the immigration charge.
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34-year-old Dexter Dewayne Baker, of Wichita is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances, one count of unlawful possession of ammunition after a felony conviction and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition by a user of controlled substances. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 17, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, the sentenced is not less than five years and not more than 40-years and a fine up to $5 million.
For possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the maximum penalty is 20-years and a fine up to $2 million.
For unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, the sentence is not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000.
For unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances and unlawful possession of ammunition after a felony conviction, the maximum penalty is 10-years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
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42-year-old Nicholas Franklin Mathis, of Cleveland, Tennessee, is charged with of failing to register as a sex offender as required by federal law. The crime is alleged to have occurred from June 6, 2011, to March 14, 2012, in Shawnee County and elsewhere.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
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32-year-old Jeffrey S. Taylor, of Wichita is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of possession of methamphetamine. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Feb. 8, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the gun charge and a penalty of not more than a year and a fine of not less than $1,000 on the drug charge.
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38-year-old Oscar Aguyao-Melendez, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found March 20, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
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34-year-old Hector Fernandez-Murillo, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found March 21, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
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39-year-old Carlos Daniel Morales, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found Feb. 28, 2012, in Sedgwick County.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct. With any conviction, they serve the full term. There is no parole or early release in the federal system.