Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced - November 2023

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the November 2023 Federal Grand Jury B.

The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence.

Brandon Lee Cooper. Kidnapping in Indian Country; Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Suffocating in Indian Country; Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate/Dating Partner in Indian Country. Cooper, 27, of Tulsa, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, is charged with kidnapping, assaulting, and causing bodily harm to a dating partner on Oct. 28, 2023. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kate Brandon is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-379

Melik Deshawn Davis. Robbery in Indian Country (Counts 1, 2); Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony in Indian Country (Counts 3, 4); Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Counts 5, 6). Davis, 24, of Tulsa, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, is charged with robbing and assaulting his victims on Sep. 18, 2023. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Scott Dunn and Stephen N. Scaife are prosecuting the case. 23-CR-376

Damon Michael Dozier. Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; Kidnapping of a Minor in Indian Country. Dozier, 40, transient, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, is charged with sexually assaulting a minor child under 16 years old and holding the victim against their will on Jun. 12, 2023. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen N. Scaife is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-375

Jose Juan-Lopez. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien; Alien Unlawfully in the United States in Possession of a Firearm; Use of Immigration Identification Document Not Legally Issued; False Statement on Official Document; Use of False Social Security Number; Aggravated Identity Theft. Juan-Lopez, 40, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed, illegally possessing a firearm, and possessing identification cards not belonging to him. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliot P. Anderson is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-374

Christopher Lee Juanito Noear. Assault of a Spouse/Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling in Indian Country; Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Noear, 35, of Tulsa, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, is charged with is charged with strangling a dating partner, and being in possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Flynn is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-372

Wyatt Douglas Miller; Kevin Ramses Rocha; Tyler Dewayne Rogers; Jonah Maxwell Fesman; Antonio Ernesto Munoz; Juan Manuel Camacho-Zarate; Cameron David Martin; Ilyess Hadri Talbi; Steven Lin; Gilbert Immanuel; Jared Chan Zi Jie; Jordan Goh Zhi Hao; Darren Khoo Zhi En; Bryan Goh Chun Hee; Cai Jin Cheng; Tan Kian Wei; Daniel Holland; Prit Patel. Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud (superseding). Miller, 24, San Marcos, CA; Rocha, 24, Littlerock, CA; Rogers, 24, Goleta, CA; Fesman, 23, Altadena, CA; Munoz, 24, Palmdale, CA; Camacho-Zarate, 25, Santa Maria, CA; Martin, 23, Winter Garden, FL; Talbi, 20, Columbus, OH; Lin, 27, Philadelphia, PA;  Immanuel, 25, Lutz, FL; Zi Jie, 25, Republic of Singapore; Zhi Hao, 23, Republic of Singapore; Zhi En, 23, Republic of Singapore; Chun Hee, 25, Republic of Singapore; Cheng, 24, Republic of Singapore; Wei, 24, Republic of Singapore; Hong Wei, 25, Republic of Singapore; Holland, 24, United Kingdom; Patel, 24, Canada, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud as a part of an international conspiracy to defraud online retailers through a variety of schemes collectively known as “refund fraud”. The cyber squads of the FBI’s Oklahoma City and Birmingham Field Offices, as well as agents from the FBI Seattle Field Office are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Nassar, Matthew P. Cyran, and Ashley Robert are prosecuting the case. 23-CR-331

Luis Armando Mendez-Matias. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Mendez-Matias, 39, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed on Jan. 2, 2020, at or near Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheryl L. Baber is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-373

Juan Carlos Moreno-Lopez; Samuel Ulises Ortega; Jose Ortiz-Tapia; Jorge Luis Cruz-Diaz; Jesus Roberto Lujano-Urquiza; Joseph Anthony Raniewicz; Brittany Welch. Continuing Criminal Enterprise (Count 1); Drug Conspiracy (Count 2); Distribution of Methamphetamine (Counts 3 – 6); Distribution of Fentanyl (Count 7); Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises (Counts 8 – 9); Use of a Communication Facility in Committing, Causing and Facilitating the Commission of a Drug Trafficking Felony (Counts 10 – 14) (superseding). Moreno-Lopez, 25; Ortega, 53; Ortiz-Tapia, 34; Cruz-Diaz, 29; Lujano-Urquiza, 33; Raniewicz, 42, Tulsa; Welch, 33, Claremore, are charged with drug conspiracy, and distribution of meth and fentanyl, beginning in January of 2021 through November of 2023. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel-lyn A. McCormick is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-136

Juan Ramon Pulido Romero. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Romero, 35, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed on Jan. 4, 2014, at or near Del Rio, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney David D. Whipple is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-370

Juan Ramos-Duran. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Ramos-Duran, 32, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed on Jan. 18, 2016, at or near Laredo, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliot P. Anderson is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-371

Daniel Ray Sanders. Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Attempting to Strangle in Indian Country; Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. Sanders, 40, transient, a Cherokee Nation member, is charged with strangling and causing bodily harm to an intimate partner and on a separate occasion assaulting the same intimate partner with a dangerous weapon, both in Indian Country.
The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michele W. Hulgaard is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-381

Ricardo Sandoval-Chavez. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Ricardo Sandoval-Chavez, 32, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed on Apr. 22, 2017, at or near Laredo, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheryl L. Baber is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-368

Christian Sanchez-Flores. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Sanchez-Flores, 26, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed on Feb. 1, 2019, at or near Nogales, Arizona. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Buscemi is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-369

Jacob Shoate. Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling in Indian Country; First Degree Burglary in Indian Country; Witness Tampering. Shoate, 22, of Tulsa, a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma member, is charged with strangling, breaking into a residence and preventing the victim from calling 911. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Weems is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-382

Nelson Alexis Torres Leon; Roberto Quiroz Lopez; Jose Isla-Chavez. Drug Conspiracy; Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute; Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises; Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute. Leon, 23, of The Village, Lopez, 49, of Tulsa, are charged with possessing and distributing fentanyl and heroin. Lopez is also charged with maintaining a residence for distributing fentanyl and heroin. Isla-Chavez, 29 of Tulsa, is charged with possessing and distributing fentanyl and maintain a residence for distribution of fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel-lyn A. McCormick is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-380

Victor Vallejo-Rivera. Kidnapping in Indian Country; Witness Tampering; Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding in Indian Country (Misdemeanor). Vallejo-Rivera, 33 of Tulsa, is charged with kidnapping, preventing the victim from contacting 911, and assaulting with intent to do harm. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Weems is prosecuting the case. 23-CR-367