Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced
Thomas Scott Woodward, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, announces the results of the November 2010 Federal Grand Jury.
The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the return of an indictment by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing the defendant of alleged violations which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome the defendant's presumption of innocence.
William Edward Clymer. Tax Evasion. Clymer, 57, of Pawnee, is accused of tax evasion for calendar years 2003, 2004 and 2005. In each of those years he stated that his taxable income was zero, when in fact it is alleged that his income was substantially in excess of the stated amount, and he owed substantial taxes to the government.
Dorrance Lewis Tipton. Steal and Purloin Public Monies. Tipton, 58, of Inola, is charged with stealing and converting to his own use approximately $96,000 in Social Security and Veteran’s Dependency benefits. The benefits, which he allegedly received from September 2005 to June 2010, were intended for another individual who had passed away.
Roger Eugene Medford. Failure to Register as Sex Offender. Medford, 35, of Tulsa, is accused of failing to register as a sex offender as required under federal law. He was previously convicted in Second Judicial Circuit, U.S. Army, Ft. Campbell, Ky., in July 2003, for sexual offenses involving a child under 16 years of age.
Leonel Esparza-Gomez. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 33, of Mexico, was allegedly found in Mannford on September 24, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in September 2009.
Marvin Jason Alvarado-Garcia. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 30, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on September 14, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in January 2003.
Noe Ramiro Herrera-Garcia. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 34, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on August 8, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in July 2002.
Jose Eduardo Urquiza-Rojo. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 21, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on August 31, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in October 2009.
Sealed and Superseding Indictments
There was one indictment returned by the Grand Jury that remains sealed. There were no
superseding indictments.
