Former Goddard Police Officer Indicted on Fraud Charge

WICHITA, KS—Calvin Schaffer, 44, a former police officer, is charged with defrauding the Goddard Police Department.

According to the indictment, from Feb. 27, 2009, through March 25, 2009, while he was a Goddard police officer, Schaffer offered to seek dismissal of criminal charges against a person he had arrested in exchange for a sexual relationship. On March 1, 2009, while he was on duty, he used a police department computer to send photos of himself nude to the person he arrested.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

A federal grand jury meeting in Wichita, Kan., also returned the following indictments:

Cindy L. Bailey, 54, Scott City, Kan., is charged with one count of embezzling more than $281,600 from Security State Bank in Scott City, Kan.

According to the indictment, she took the money from 2005 through July 2008 while she was an employee of the bank. In a separate forfeiture count, the government seeks a judgement of $281,626.34, representing the proceeds of the crime.

If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.

Adolfo Garzia-Marquez, 35, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Norma V. Alanis-Gonzales, 38, Chihuahua, Mexico are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of traveling in interstate commerce in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 12, 2009, in Haskell County, Kan.

If convicted, they face a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million on each of the cocaine charges and a penalty of not less than 5 years and a fine up to $2 million on the interstate travel charge. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated.

Brian C. Ambrose, 36, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 19, 2009 in Sherman County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.

Jose A. Garcia-Ronquillo, 31, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found April 15, 2009, in Salina, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

Juan F. Adame-Orozco, 44, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found April 18, 2009, in Garden City, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

Giovanni Leon Castelli, 47, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of using a fraudulently obtained Social Security card and commercial driver’s license to be employed at National Beef in Dodge City, Kan., and one count of aggravated identity theft.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the fraudulent document charge, and a mandatory 2 years in federal prison consecutive to any other sentence and a fine up to $250,000 on the aggravated identity theft charge. The Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

Isidro Torrez-Noguez, 34, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States afer being convicted of a felony and deported. He was found April 21, 2009, in Wichita, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.