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Date: 02-01-2023
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United States of America v. Jose Rodriguez-Quinones
Case Number: 6:22-cr-06171
Judge: David G. Larimer
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Monroe County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Rochester
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
On March 10, 2022, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force apprehended Jose Rodriguez-Quinones, age 42, of Rochester, New York on an outstanding arrest warrant for absconding from post-release supervision by the United States Probation Office. Rodriguez-Quinones was on post-release supervision after serving a 10-year prison sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Rodriguez-Quinones was in a vehicle when he was discovered by task force members. During a search of the vehicle, law enforcement recovered 400 baggies of cocaine and 604 baggies of fentanyl, all packaged for street level distribution, two loaded handguns and approximately $2,900 in cash. Rodriguez-Quinones was convicted of felony offenses in 2000 and 2006 in New York State Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service, under the direction of Marshal Charles Salina, the United States Probation Office, under the direction of Chief Probation Officer Timothy C. Englerth, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. DeVito.
21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE
(1) 151 months; 3 years supervised release; fine waived; $100 SpA
18:922G.F UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREAR
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 151 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release and assessed $100.00.
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