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Date: 12-20-2022
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United States of America v. Gilbert Joseph Carrasco
Case Number: 2:21-cr-00046
Judge: Matthew J. Kacsmaryk
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Potter County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm.
Undercover agents arranged to purchase methamphetamine from 25-year-old Catrina Palmer on April 28, 2020. Mr. Carrasco drove Ms. Palmer to the undercover buy. Agents located a trap in the dashboard of his truck that contained methamphetamine. Investigation later revealed that Mr. Carrasco was Ms. Palmer’s methamphetamine supplier.
In an interview, Gilbert Joseph Carrasco, 44, admitted to receiving and distributing methamphetamine. He also admitted to being a convicted felon and knowingly possession a .22 bolt action rifle he said he obtained on the “streets.”
Ms. Palmer pled guilty in April 2021 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
The Amarillo Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matt Tusing and Joshua Frausto prosecuted the case with the help of Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Marie Bell.
21 U.S.C. § 846 - CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(1)
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(2)
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) - CONVICTED FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(3)
Outcome: Custody of the BOP for a term of 240 months to run consecutive to Counts 2 and 3. S/R - 3 years to run concurrently to Counts 2 and 3. MSA - $100.
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