Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt:

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on March 12 was:

Adriano Spark LeBeaux, 19, of Lame Deer, on charges of aggravated sexual abuse. If convicted of the most serious crime, LeBeaux faces a maximum of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release LeBeaux was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-121.

Renee Esperanza Arambula, 26, of Billings, on charges of conspiracy to possess fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and money laundering. If convicted of the most serious crime, Arambula faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years of supervised release on the drug counts and a mandatory minimum of seven years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the charge of possessing and brandishing a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. Arambula was released pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Billings Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-02.

The progress of cases may be monitored through the U.S. District Court Calendar and the PACER system. To establish a PACER account, which provides electronic access to review documents filed in a case, please visit http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the District Court’s calendar, please visit https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.

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