Man Pleads Guilty to Possession

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Carlos Francisco Lainez, age 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada entered a guilty plea to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, punishable by not less than 10 years and not more than life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine or both.

The Indictment alleges that on or about February 3, 2019, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shannon Henson represented the United States.

KXMX News Staff

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