United States District Court Criminal Complaint I
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AO 91 (REV.5/85) Criminal Complaint AUSA Sheri H. Mecklenburg, (312) 469-6030 W4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I DOMINGO BLOUNT (a/k/a Mingo, John White, CASE NUMBER: David Roose) and Defendants named in the attached list UNDER SEAL (Name and Address of Defendant) I, the undersigned complainant being duly sworn state the following is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief: Count One: Beginning no later than in or about March 2010, and continuing until the present, DOMINGO BLOUNT (a/k/a Mingo, John White, David Roose), GABRIEL BRIDGES (a/k/a Gabe Bridges), CHARLES THOMAS (a/k/a Big C, Willie Thomas, Walter Davis, Charles Thomas, Jr., Thomas Brown, Bob Goodfella, Bobby Jones, Samuel Cole, Deon Davis, Charles Williams, Charles Bullock), RICHARD HOPKINS (a/k/a “Rich”), MYRON GRISBY (a/k/a Myron K. Grigsby, Jr., Zane), LAMAR BLOUNT (a/k/a Lamont Blunt, Tyrone Blount, Blount), DEMETRIUS COLE (a/k/a Meechie) and OMESHIA CRUSOE (a/k/a “O”) conspired with each other, and with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance, namely 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, 500 grams or more of cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Count Two: Beginning no later than 2010, and continuing until the present, ARTURO FLORES (a/k/a Cerillo, Jose Arturo Flores), FERNANDO ACEVEDO-MARCHAN, RUBEN GARCIA (a/k/a Ruben Garcia III), RANULFO SOBERANIS-CAMPOS (a/k/a Ranulfo Campos, Ranulfo Soberanis, Pancho, Cebollo), JOSE HERRERA (a/k/a Juan Berrera, Luis Herrera, Hector Vizcarra) and GERARDO HERNANDEZ (a/k/a Chaparrito, Chaparro), conspired with each other, and with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance, namely 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, and 500 grams or more of cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Count Three: Beginning no later than on or about May 10, 2011, and continuing until on or about May 16, 2011, TIMOTEO TORRES-TELLEZ and BERNARDO TELLEZ conspired with each other, and with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance, namely 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Count Four: Beginning no later than on or about March 22, 2010, ARTURO FLORES (a/k/a Cerillo, Jose Arturo Flores) and ALSHAWNTUS BECK conspired with each other, and with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance, namely1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Count Five: On or about November 1, 2010, ANGEL HERNANDEZ (a/k/a Angel Hernandez-Marchan) did knowingly and intentionally distribute a controlled substance, namely 1 kilogram or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). Count Six: On or about January 15, 2011, ANGEL HERNANDEZ (a/k/a Angel Hernandez-Marchan) did knowingly and intentionally distribute a controlled substance, namely 500 grams or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of cocaine, a Schedule II Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). Count Seven: On or about January 28, 2011, ARMANDO FERNANDEZ (a/k/a “Puppet”) did knowingly and intentionally distribute a controlled substance, namely at least 100 grams or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). Count Eight: On or about May 14, 2011, ALSHAWNTUS BECK did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, namely, at least 100 grams or more of mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). I further state that I am a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration and that this complaint is based on the following facts: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT. Continued on the attached sheet and made a part hereof: X Yes No Timothy L. Lessner, Special Agent Drug Enforcement Administration Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, June , 2011 at Chicago, Illinois Date City and State , U.S. Magistrate Judge Name & Title of Judicial Officer Signature of Judicial Officer Complaint I Attachment: Continued List of Defendants 2. GABRIEL BRIDGES (a/k/a Gabe Bridges) 3. CHARLES THOMAS (a/k/a Big C, Willie Thomas, Walter Davis, Charles Thomas, Jr., Thomas Brown, Bob Goodfella, Bobby Jones, Samuel Cole, Deon Davis, Charles Williams, Charles Bullock) 4. RICHARD HOPKINS (a/k/a Rich) 5. MYRON GRISBY (a/k/a Myron K. Grigsby, Jr., Zane) 6. LAMAR BLOUNT (a/k/a Lamont Blunt, Tyrone Blount, Blount) 7. DEMETRIUS COLE (a/k/a Meechie) 8. OMEISHA CRUSOE (a/k/a “O”) 9. ARTURO FLORES (a/k/a Cerillo, Jose Arturo Flores) 10. FERNANDO ACEVEDO-MARCHAN (a/k/a Fernando Acevedo) 11. JOSE HERRERA (a/k/a Juan Berrera, Luis Herrera, Hector Vizcarra) 12. RUBIN GARCIA (a/k/a Ruben Garcia III) 13. RANULFO SOBERANIS-CAMPOS (a/k/a Ranulfo Campos, Ranulfo Soberanis, Pancho, Cebollo) 14. GERARDO HERNANDEZ (a/k/a Chaparrito, Chaparro) 15. TIMOTEO TORRES-TELLEZ 16. BERNARDO TELLEZ 17. ANGEL HERNANDEZ (a/k/a Angel Hernandez-Marchan) 18. ALSHAWNTUS BECK 19. ARMANDO FERNANDEZ (a/k/a Puppet) STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) AFFIDAVIT I I, Timothy L. Lessner, Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), United States Department of Justice, having been duly sworn under oath, states as follows: I. PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1. I am a Special Agent with the DEA and have been so employed since approximately 2004. As part of my official duties, I investigate criminal violations of federal narcotics laws, including, but not limited to, Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846. I have received special training in the enforcement of laws concerning controlled substances. I am familiar with and have participated in all of the normal methods of investigation including, but not limited to, search warrants, visual surveillance, electronic surveillance, the debriefing of defendants, witnesses, informants and others who have knowledge of the distribution of controlled substances, as well as the use of informants. Based on my training and experience, I am familiar with the ways in which drug traffickers conduct their drug-related business, including, but not limited to, their methods of distributing narcotics, their use of telephones, and their use of code words to identify themselves and the nature of their communications. 2. The statements contained in this Affidavit are based on: (a) my personal participation in this investigation; (b) information provided to me by other federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; (c) my training and experience and the training and experience of other law enforcement agents with whom I have spoken; (d) my review of information derived from the court-authorized interception of wire communications; (e) my review of consensually recorded 1 conversations; (f) physical surveillance conducted by law enforcement agents and officers, which I have either participated in or has been reported to me either directly or indirectly; (g) my review and analyses of telephone toll records, pen register and trap and trace data and cell site information; (h) my review of information derived from law enforcement and commercial database records; (i) my review of information derived from criminal history records maintained by the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”), Illinois State Police and National Crime Information Center (“NCIC”); (j) my review of drivers' license and automobile registration records from various states, including records of the Illinois Secretary of State (“SOS”); (k) my review of information provided by cooperating sources, witnesses and other individuals; and (l) laboratory analysis reports. 3. This Affidavit is made in support of a Criminal Complaint charging the following offenses: a. Beginning no later than in or about March 2010, and continuing until the present, DOMINGO BLOUNT (a/k/a Mingo, John White, David Roose), GABRIEL BRIDGES (a/k/a Gabe Bridges), CHARLES THOMAS (a/k/a Big C, Willie Thomas, Walter