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You are subscribed to USAO - Nebraska news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Spalding, Nebraska Man Sentenced for Distribution of Fentanyl 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Tanner Hudson, 27, of Spalding, Nebraska, was sentenced July 24, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln for distribution of fentanyl.  United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Hudson to 192 months' imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system. After Hudson is released from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.  Omaha Man Sentenced to 360 months for Production of Child Pornography 07/29/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Daron J. Brown (Brown), age 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 23, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, for production of child pornography.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Brown to 360 months' imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system. After Brown's release from prison, he will begin a lifetime term of supervised release. Nebraska Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Analogue 07/24/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Larry D. Moss, 22, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced on July 23, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for distributing fentanyl analogue.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Moss to 125 months' imprisonment to be served consecutively to the state sentence he is presently serving at the state penitentiary.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After Moss' release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.  Omaha Couple Pleads Guilty to Bringing in and Harboring Aliens 07/23/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that on July 17, 2025, Miguel Angel Salazar-Zuniga, age 37, originally of Mexico, entered a plea of guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Ryan C. Carson in Omaha to bringing in and harboring an alien. On July 18, 2025, Angela Rocio Urrutia Cruz, age 35, originally of Colombia, entered a plea of guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Ryan C. Carson in Omaha to bringing in and harboring an alien. Magistrate Judge Carson set the sentencing hearings for Salazar-Zuniga and Urrutia Cruz for October 15, 2025, at 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM before United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher. Salazar-Zuniga and Urrutia Cruz each face penalties of up to 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Both Salazar-Zuniga and Urrutia Cruz agreed to forfeit their residence on North 34th Street in Omaha which was used to facilitate the commission of these crimes. Alien Sentenced for False Representation of a Social Security Number and Illegal Re-entry 07/23/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Gregorio Pablo-Lares, age 38, a citizen of Guatemala who resided in West Point, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 18, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for false representation of a social security number with intent to deceive and reentry of a removed alien. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Pablo-Lares to eight months' imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. There is no parole in the federal system. After Pablo-Lares's release from prison, he will begin a one-year term of supervised release. Mexican National Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy 07/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Claudia Isabel Cazerez-Quintero, 42, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced on July 15, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Cazerez-Quintero to a total of 226 months' imprisonment on each charge to run concurrently. There is no parole in the federal system. After Cazerez-Quintero is released from prison, she will begin a 10-year term of supervised release. She is subject to deportation to Mexico as she is not a United States citizen.

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