New Haven Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven.

This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the FBI New Haven Safe Streets Task Force, the DEA New Haven Task Force, the New Haven Police Department, and the Hamden Police Department. Through the use of court-authorized wiretaps, investigating officers identified and dismantled a large drug trafficking organization that was centered in the Newhallville section of New Haven and Hamden and was responsible for the distribution of crack cocaine and cocaine throughout the Greater New Haven area.

Gemini Napoleon, also known as “G.I.,” “Poe,” and “Gemi,” 32, of New Haven, was sentenced to 140 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. On May 1, 2012, Napoleon pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 280 grams of cocaine base (“crack cocaine”). According to court documents and statements made in court, in early 2010, law enforcement officers conducted three controlled purchases of crack from Napoleon. Later in 2010, Napoleon was intercepted multiple times over a wiretap ordering distribution quantities of crack.

Napoleon’s criminal history includes felony convictions for sale of narcotics, sale of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics, and assault in the second degree.

Marc Hobson, also known as “Unc” and “Bean,” 37, of New Haven, was sentenced to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On March 8, 2012, Hobson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. According to court documents and statements made in court, between June and October 2010, Hobson was intercepted numerous times over a wiretap ordering eighth-ounce quantities of crack cocaine from another member of the conspiracy. He then sold the crack in smaller quantities to his own customer base.

Hobson’s criminal history includes three convictions for sale of narcotics and one conviction for sale of a controlled substance.

Forty-seven individuals have been charged in federal court with various narcotics offenses as a result of this investigation.

U.S. Attorney Fein noted that federal prisoners are required to serve at least 85 percent of their sentenced term of imprisonment and are not eligible for parole.

This matter was investigated by the FBI New Haven Safe Streets Task Force (composed of members of members of the New Haven, Milford, and Hamden Police Departments and the Connecticut Department of Correction), the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force (composed of members of the New Haven, West Haven, Meriden, Ansonia, Hamden, and Branford Police Departments), along with substantial participation by members of the New Haven and Hamden Police Departments. The United States Marshals Service also has assisted the investigation.

The investigation was funded in significant part by the United States Attorney’s Office Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force and supported by the Office’s Project Safe Neighborhoods and Anti-Gang programs.

This matter is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Christopher M. Mattei and Robert M. Spector.

Federal Jury Convicts Ramah Navajo Man of Voluntary Manslaughter

ALBUQUERQUE—Yesterday evening, a federal jury convicted Dhanzasikam R. Toledo, 21, an enrolled member of the Ramah Navajo Chapter of the Navajo Nation, of voluntary manslaughter after a three-day trial, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales.

Toledo was arrested in November 21, 2011, on a criminal complaint alleging that he murdered his uncle Arvin Toledo, 44, also a member of the Ramah Navajo Chapter, on November 10, 2011, in Ramah, New Mexico, which is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Toledo was indicted on a second-degree murder charge on December 13, 2011.

The case proceeded to trial on September 24, 2012, where the evidence established that Toledo stabbed Arvin Toledo to death on November 10, 2011, during an argument. The argument began over a $100 debt owed by Toledo to Arvin Toledo but escalated to include personal verbal attacks about Toledo and his family. According to the testimony, Toledo stabbed Arvin Toledo after he started making racially derogatory slurs about Toledo, who is of Indian and African-American descent.

The jury deliberated approximately seven hours before returning a verdict of not guilty on the second-degree murder charge and a verdict of guilty on the lesser included charge of voluntary manslaughter.

At sentencing, Toledo faces a maximum penalty of 15 years of imprisonment. Toledo is in federal custody, and he remains detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.

The case was investigated by the Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI and the Ramah Navajo Nation Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Niki Tapia-Brito and Presiliano Torrez.

Robbery of Steele Street Bank and Trust in Denver

The Denver Police Department and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force (RMSSTF) are investigating a bank robbery that recently occurred.

Steele Street Bank and Trust

2805 South Colorado Boulevard

Denver, Colorado

September 25, 2012, 9:42 a.m.

The suspect is described as a white male, 25 to 30 years of age, approximately 6’0” in height, 190 pounds, with a medium build.

The suspect entered the bank presents a demand note and flees.

Bank robbery is punishable by a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime.

The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.

If anyone has any information on the bank robbery above, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or remain anonymous and earn up to $2,000 by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).

IBC Bank Robbery Arrest in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY—James E. Finch, Special Agent in Charge of the Oklahoma City Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announces the arrest of an individual believed to be responsible for the bank robbery of the IBC Bank located at 4902 N. Western, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 26, 2012. Barry Leonard Keith, 56, was arrested by the Oklahoma City Police Department in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

According to witnesses, Keith entered the bank shortly after opening and handed a note to a teller demanding money. Keith left the bank and was last seen walking east on N.W. 48th street.

Oklahoma City Police Officers responding to the bank robbery located Keith at N.W. 48th and Francis, where he was arrested without incident. Keith was unarmed and officers were able to recover what was believed to be all of the money stolen.

The Oklahoma City Police Department is to be commended for their quick response and thorough efforts in this arrest.

Keith faces federal bank robbery charges. The public is reminded that a charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sikeston Man Pleads Guilty to Lebanon Bank Robbery

SPRINGFIELD, MO—David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Sikeston, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to robbing a Lebanon, Missouri bank.

Larry Gene Enloe, 52, of Sikeston, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. England to the charge contained in an August 29, 2012 federal indictment.

Enloe admitted that he stole $2,350 from Commerce Bank on August 21, 2012.

According to court documents, Enloe entered Commerce Bank, located at 224 W. Commercial St., Lebanon, at about 3:15 p.m. on August 21, 2012. Enloe approached the teller counter and presented a bank robbery note (written on the back of a Walmart receipt) to the teller. The note read, “10 seconds. Put all your money in the bag now. No one gets hurt.”

The teller handed Enloe $2,350, and he put the cash in a white plastic bag and walked out the bank.

While conducting a search of the area, Lebanon police officers located Enloe near a local bus station. He was questioned and transported to the police station where he was searched; officers found $2,350 hidden in his socks.

Under federal statutes, Enloe is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Mohlhenrich. It was investigated by the Lebanon, Missouri Police Department and the FBI.