Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt:

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on April 22 was:

Donnell Deriky White, 29, of Billings, on charges of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. If convicted of the most serious crime, White faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. White was detained pending further proceedings. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-152.

Charles Jesse Sanchez, Jr., 58, of Lame Deer, on charges of conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute meth and distribution of meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Sanchez faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Sanchez was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-30.

Sergio Rene Tagaban, 54, of Calexico, California, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Tagaban faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Tagaban was detained pending further proceedings. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-34.

The progress of cases may be monitored through the U.S. District Court Calendar and the PACER system. To establish a PACER account, which provides electronic access to review documents filed in a case, please visit http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the District Court’s calendar, please visit https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.

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