Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern
District of Illinois announced today
that on February 20, 2020, a federal jury in East Saint
Louis returned a guilty verdict against
Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal, age 49 of Los Angeles,
California. Alvarez-Carvajal was convicted of
conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine
after a three-day trial.
Evidence presented during the trial established that from
October 2016 through December 2018,
Alvarez-Carvajal, along with five co-conspirators, was
involved in an operation that distributed
pound quantities of methamphetamine in the Southern District
of Illinois, Philadelphia, and
elsewhere. Specifically, Alvarez-Carvajal used his bank
account to funnel drug proceeds and served
as a courier of drugs and money for the organization.
Alvarez-Carvajal remains in the custody of the United States
Marshal Service pending his sentencing
on May 20, 2020 in United States District Court. At
sentencing, the defendant will face a term of
imprisonment of from ten years to life in prison. This case
was investigated by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the Alton, Illinois Police Department
under the auspices of the Organized
Crime and Drug Enforcement
Task Force. The
case was prosecuted
by Assistant United
States
Attorney Karelia S.
Rajagopal and Special Assistant United States Attorney, Donald S. Boyce
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