Description: Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

21:846 and 21:841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(A)(viii)Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine & Distribution of Methamphetamine and 18:2 Aiding and Abetting Forfeiture Allegations ( Superseding Indictment Filed 3/9/2017)
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On May 4, 2017, Mendoza entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(viii), 860a, and 846.[1] On July 7, 2017, this Court sentenced Mendoza to a 144-month term of imprisonment, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.[2]

Mendoza is incarcerated at FCI Beaumont Medium in Beaumont, Texas. The Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) reports that there is one active staff case and one active inmate case of COVID-19 at this facility.[3] To date, 495 staff members and 3,605 inmates at FCI Beaumont have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.[4] Mendoza is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Mendoza is 49 years old, and his projected release date is March 18, 2027.

On April 4, 2022, Mendoza filed a pro se motion requesting compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) on the basis that his medical conditions, increased risk for COVID-19 in an institutional setting, and family circumstances are extraordinary and compelling reasons to warrant his early release.[5] He plans to live in Kansas City, Kansas with his mother-in-law and will have employment through a local labor union.[6] Mendoza requests his custodial sentence be reduced to time served.

Outcome: The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 144 months. Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of 5 years. $100.00 special assessment.

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