Date: 07-03-2025

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United States of America v. Chase Russell Downey

Case Number: 5:23-cr-00029

Judge: Danny C. Reeves

Court: United States District court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (Fayette County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney's Office in Lexington

Defendant's Attorney: Rawl Kazee

Description: Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Chase Downey thought of himself as the type of drug trafficker “people make movies about.” Video Interview, R. 84 at 2:00. But a life with a riveting plot had its downside. Like silver screen characters from Tony Montana to Tony Soprano, Downey feared that “someone was trying to get me.” R. 135, PageID 1010. With this in mind, Downey reached out to the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA)a sting operation for them involving more than 100 kilograms of cocaine. But Downey ailed to follow up, and he did not become an informant for the DEA.

Outcome: Affirmed

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