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Date: 09-08-2022

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United States of America v. Ali Godoy

Case Number: 1:22-cr-00865

Judge: Kea W. Riggs

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses


On April 4, task force officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Albuquerque District Office and the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) executed a search warrant on Godoy’s apartment on Pennsylvania Street in Albuquerque. During the search, investigators located over 72 grams of fentanyl pills and over 99 grams of methamphetamine in a safe and bag in Godoy’s bedroom. Investigators also found a .45 caliber pistol that had been stolen and was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition, and a 7.62 caliber rifle that was fully loaded with a high-capacity magazine containing 17 rounds of ammunition.

Godoy was previously convicted in Texas in 1996 of possession of a controlled substance, in Florida in 2002 of delivery of cocaine and tampering with evidence and in 2005 of aggravated battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and in New Mexico in 2000 of tampering with evidence and failure to appear, in 2001 of possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence and in 2010 of possession of a controlled substance. As a previously convicted felon, Godoy cannot legally possess firearms or ammunition.

21 USC 841(a)(1) AND (b)(1)(B): POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 40 GRAMS AND MORE OF A MIXTURE AND SUBSTANCE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF FENTANYL
(1)

21 USC 841(a)(1) AND (b)(1)(B): POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 50 GRANS AND MORE OF A MIXTURE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF METHAMPHETAMINE
(2)

18 USC 922(g)(1) AND 924: PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
(3)

Outcome: SENTENCE IMPOSED: BOP 90 months as to Counts 1 & 2 to run concurrently; 30 months as to Count 3, to run consecutively to Counts 1 & 2 for a total term of 120 months; 4 years supervised release as to Counts 1 & 2; 3 years as to Count 3, to run concurrently with Counts 1 & 2 for a total term of 4 years with special conditions; SPA $300 (100 per count); defendant in custody.

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