Jerry Francisco Sentenced to Prison in Ice Trafficking Case

Today, SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant JERRY FRANCISCO, age 42, from Tamuning, was sentenced in District Court to a six month term of imprisonment, to be followed by six months of home detention, two years of supervised release, and 50 hours of community service, for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Court also ordered FRANCISCO to pay a mandatory $100 assessment fee. In addition, defendants convicted of a federal drug offense may no longer qualify for certain federal benefits.

On March 23, 2016, FRANCISCO was charged by Indictment with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). He entered a guilty plea to the charge on March 31, 2016. The investigation revealed that FRANCISCO, and other individuals, in July of 2012 agreed to use the mail system to distribute methamphetamine on Guam. Law enforcement seized over 6.76 grams of methamphetamine, with a 99 percent purity level.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Frederick A. Black, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Guam.