Defendants in this case include (in alphabetical order):
- Alison Giacullo, 40
- Amber Young, 28
- Amy Garcia, 32
- Angela Jasper, 39
- Anna Petla, 24
- April Chythlook, 28
- Ashley Northrup, 35
- Catherine Phillips, 40
- Christina Quintana
- Cloe Sam, 26
- Colleen McDaniel, 68
- Della Northway, 28
- Desiree Green, 45
- Douglas Vanmeter, 32
- Edward Ginnis
- Elroy Bouchard, 58
- Erika Badillo, a.k.a “Erica Madrigal,” 42
- Erindira Pin, 44
- Frieda Gillespie, 50
- Gust Romie, 36
- Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, a.k.a “Charlie,” “Marco” and “Danny Sanchez”
- James Schwarz, 41
- Josi Sterling, f.k.a “Josi Philbin,” 35
- Julia Brusell, 41
- Kaleea Fox, 24
- Karen Kasak, 51
- Karly Fuller, 30
- Kevin Peterson II
- Khamthene Thongdy, 45
- Krystyn Gosuk, 33
- Larry Marsden, 41
- Lois Frank, 64
- Mario Klanott, 37
- Michael Kohler, 35
- Michael Soto, 33
- Michelle Pungowiyi, 49
- Naomi Sanchez, 39
- Pasquale Giordano, 45
- Patricia Seal-Uttke, 30
- Pius Hanson, 40
- Richard Frye, 35
- Rochelle Wood, 38
- Samantha Pearson
- Sara Orr, 32
- Shanda Barlow, 34
- Shania Agli, 25
- Stormy Cleveland, f.k.a “Stormy Powell,” 37
- Tamara Bren
- Tamberlyn Solomon, 25
- Tiffani Couch, 30
- Twyla Gloko, 36
- Valerie Sanchez, 26
- Veronica Sanchez, 49
Most defendants made their initial court appearances over the past four months before U.S. Magistrate Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
The Drug Enforcement Administration Seattle Division Office and Anchorage District Office, FBI Anchorage Field Office, IRS Criminal Investigation Seattle Field Office, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Seattle Division and Anchorage Domicile, Homeland Security Investigations Anchorage, Alaska Office, Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Police Department and Palmer Police Department, with significant law enforcement support from the U.S. Marshals Service, are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephan Collins, Christopher Schroeder, Karen Vandergaw and Alana Weber are prosecuting the case.
This investigation and prosecution are part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (“OCDETF”), which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
UPDATE: This press release has been changed to include the law enforcement agency Homeland Security Investigations Anchorage, Alaska Office.
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