BRYAN SCHWEDER # 66624-097
USP LOMPOC
U.S. PENITENTIARY
3901 KLEIN BLVD
LOMPOC, CA  93436

BRYAN SCHWEDER
REGISTER NUMBER: 66624-097
DOB: 8-20-62
AGE: 55
RACE: WHITE
SEX: MALE
LOCATED AT: Lompoc USP
RELEASE DATE: 07/07/2023

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Lead Defendant Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison in Trinity County Marijuana Case

hi, so here is my story my name is Bryan Schweder. Im 55.I owned and operated a dispensary and Hospice in sherman oaks CA.we used proceeds from dispensary to provide housing medicine food clothing all free of charge to any terminally ill vet. we also grew medicine at my ranch in trinity CO ca for my dispensary. on oct 3 2011 we were raided and arrested.I was convicted of cultivating 100 or more plants.possession of a firearm and received 13 and a half years.I am currently appealing. IM housed in Lompoc ca. thank you-

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bryan Schweder, 53, of Hayfork, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 13 and a half years in prison for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana - Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, federal search warrants were executed on two properties in Trinity County owned by Schweder. At his residence on Highway 3 in Hayfork, agents located Schweder and 10 of his co-defendants, as well as 347 marijuana plants, a large marijuana processing area with approximately 300 pounds of drying marijuana plants, approximately 110 pounds of processed marijuana, At his Dirt Road property, agents located 146 marijuana plants and 10 pounds of processed marijuana.

According to court documents, Schweder was the manager of the growing operation. He has a criminal history that includes two felony convictions of possession of marijuana for sale .

The following co-defendants pleaded guilty and have already been sentenced in this case or are pending sentencing:

On March 16, 2016, Effren Rodriguez was sentenced to 10 years in prison

On June 8, 2016, Brian Pickard was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison;

On March 30, 2016, Juan Madrigal Olivera was sentenced to two years and three months in prison;

On December 14, 2015, Manuel Madrigal Olivera was sentenced to five years in prison;

On January 28, 2016, Fred Holmes was sentenced to one year in prison;

On September 16, 2015, Paul Rockwell was sentenced to four years in prison;

On January 13, 2016, Rafael Camacho-Reyes was sentenced to six years in prison;

On March 19, 2014, Homero Lopez Barron was sentenced to three years in prison;

On July 2, 2014, Victorino Betancourt-Meraz was sentenced to three years in prison;

On June 4, 2012, Oseas Carnenas Tolentino was sentenced to three years in prison;

On March 19, 2014, Fernando Reyes Mojica was sentenced to three years in prison;

On June 4, 2014, Juan Cisneros Vargas was sentenced to three years in prison;

On March 19, 2014, Osiel Valencia Alvarez was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison;

On November 13, 2013, Filiberto Espinoza-Tapia was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison;

Leonardo Tapia, is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20, 2016.

On April 17, 2015, Judge Mueller denied Pickard’s motion to dismiss the indictment and upheld the listing of marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance after a five-day evidentiary hearing. In a 38-page written opinion outlining the evidence and the position of the parties, Judge Mueller joined the numerous other judges who have concluded that a rational basis exists for the inclusion of marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance.

This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, and the California Department of Justice’s North State Marijuana Investigative Team (NSMIT). Assistant United States Attorneys Samuel Wong, Richard Bender, and Gregory Broderick are prosecuting the case.

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JOHN WESLEY LANE # 70306-097
FCI HERLONG
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
P.O. BOX 800
HERLONG, CA  96113

JOHN WESLEY LANE
REGISTER NUMBER: 70306-097
DOB: NEED
AGE: 37
RACE: WHITE
SEX: MALE
LOCATED AT:  Herlong FCI
RELEASE DATE: 11/28/2018

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Anderson Couple Pleads Guilty to Offenses Related to Marijuana Cultivation

SACRAMENTO, CA—Anderson residents John Wesley Lane, 35, and Kelsey Ann Lane, 28, pleaded guilty today to charges related to marijuana cultivation and distribution, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. John Lane pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute at least 50 kilograms of marijuana, and Kelsey Lane pleaded guilty to concealment of a felony.

According to court documents, on December 13, 2012, law enforcement agents executed federal search warrants at three properties owned, leased, or associated with John and Kelsey Lane: a warehouse in Anderson, the Lanes’ residence, and the California Patients Collective marijuana dispensary in Redding. 

From the marijuana manufacturing operation inside the Anderson warehouse, agents seized approximately 2,700 mature marijuana plants, 1,300 marijuana clones, and approximately 40 kilograms of processed marijuana. Agents seized approximately 130 pounds of processed marijuana, numerous firearms, and $51,860 from the couple’s home, and nearly 200 marijuana plants, processed marijuana, concentrated cannabis, edible marijuana, and $4,673 from the marijuana dispensary.

Federal search warrants were again executed in May 2013, after law enforcement learned the Lanes were continuing to grow marijuana. During the execution of the search warrants, agents seized 2,329 mature marijuana plants and 1,724 clones at the warehouse.

The defendants are scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez on February 16, 2016. John Lane faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and Kelsey Lane faces up to three years in prison. The actual sentences, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. 

This case is the product of an investigation by the North State Marijuana Investigation Team, the Siskiyou County Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Land Management, the Alcoholic Beverage Control, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, Shasta Interagency Narcotic Task Force, the California Department of Justice, and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Lee is prosecuting the case.

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ROHAN ALEXANDER WALTERS # 05415-088
FCI FAIRTON
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
P.O. BOX 420
FAIRTON, NJ  08320
RELEASE DATE: 12/29/2019



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Triad Residents Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

December 01, 2016
Contact: Public Information Officer
Number: 404-893-7124

DEC 01 (GREENSBORO, N.C.) – Six members of a marijuana distribution and money laundering organization that operated in Alamance, Guilford, and Wake Counties were sentenced on drug trafficking and money laundering charges, announced Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

As of November 28, 2016, five defendants - Nilanh Chanthaphavong, Davone Chanthaphavong, Marcus Emmanuel Parrish, Phadthin Sihavong, and Vanhasy Manhvong – had been sentenced by United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles. A sixth defendant, Eugene Ari McAdoo, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Thomas D. Schroeder on August 30, 2016.

According to court records, Phadthin Sihavong used the United States Postal Service to ship pounds of marijuana in overnight packages from Fresno, California, to co-conspirators in the Middle District of North Carolina. The packages were shipped with fictitious sender and receiver names and no signature was required for delivery. Once the marijuana was received in North Carolina, the co-conspirators distributed the marijuana to local customers and deposited the proceeds into a bank account in the name of Akilles Motorsports to promote the drug activity and to conceal the true nature of the proceeds. Over $1 million was deposited into the Akilles Motorsports account between February 23, 2012, and July 3, 2013. Akilles Motorsports was a business front for the money laundering organization. 
          
Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division stated, “Today is a victory, not only for the multitude of law enforcement agencies who dismantled this organization, but for the citizens in Alamance, Guilford and Wake Counties. Now that these criminals have been removed from the streets, the dangerous drugs that they would have sold will never reach the consumer. This effort would not have been successful without the mission-oriented cooperation between our federal, state and local law enforcement counterparts.”

“The members of this drug and money laundering conspiracy were brought to justice through effective cooperation by law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Rand. “We are pleased to have been part of the team to stop the influx of these drugs into North Carolina and to hold the offenders accountable.”

“The laundering of illegal drug profits is as important and essential to drug traffickers as the very distribution of their illegal drugs. Without these ill-gotten gains, the traffickers could not finance their organizations. IRS Criminal Investigation is committed with taking the profit away from the drug traffickers and putting those individuals in jail,” stated Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Christopher J. Altemus, Jr.

Davone Chanthaphavong, of Graham, NC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to a term of three years’ probation and a $200.00 special assessment.

Nilanh Chanthaphavong # 30439-057 of Raleigh, NC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to 37 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, three years supervised release, and a $200.00 special assessment.

Vanhasy Manhvong, formerly of Whitsett, NC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. She was sentenced to 12 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, two years supervised release, and a $200.00 special assessment.

Eugene Ari McAdoo # 33277-057 of Whitsett, NC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to six months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, three years supervised release, a $100.00 special assessment, and a $2500.00 fine.

Marcus Emmanuel Parrish # 30437-057 of Graham, NC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to 15 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, three years supervised release, and a $200.00 special assessment.

Phadthin Sihavong # 71665-097 of Fresno, CA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to 57 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, three years supervised release, and a $200.00 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Randall S. Galyon.

The DEA encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting DEA’s interactive websites at www.justthinktwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov.

NANCY JEAN THOMPSON # 0000082880
1139 PREBLE DRIVE
EATON, OH 45320

NANCY JEAN THOMPSON
REGISTER NUMBER: 0000082880
DOB: 12/30/1953
AGE: 62
RACE: WHITE
SEX: FEMALE
LOCATED AT: Preble Co. Jail
RELEASE DATE: COURT

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Plastic tarps and duct tape couldn't hide 200 pounds of marijuana from state troopers and a drug sniffing dog.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 62-year-old California woman is facing felony drug charges after troopers seized the marijuana, worth approximately $1 million following a traffic stop in Preble County.

The patrol pulled over a pickup truck being driven by Nancy Jean Thompson, 62, of Groveland, California for allegedly impeding traffic along Interstate 70 in Preble County last week.

Troopers say they suspected a possible criminal violation and brought in a drug-sniffing canine who found the pot in wrapped up in plastic and tape in the bed of the truck.

Thompson was charged with possession of drugs, which could bring up to 8 years in prison and up to a $15,000 fine if she is convicted.

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MICHAEL COLEMAN # 12A1734
LIVINGSTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
PO BOX 91
SONYEA, NY 14556




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MICHAEL COLEMAN # 12A1734
LIVINGSTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
PO BOX 91
SONYEA, NY 14556

MICHAEL COLEMAN
REGISTER NUMBER: 12A1734
RACE: WHITE
SEX: MALE
LOCATED AT: LIVINGSTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

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Man arrested after 42-pound pot stash found

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PATRICK JONES # 11027-089
RRM Chicago
RESIDENTIAL REENTRY OFFICE
200 W. ADAMS ST, RM 2915
CHICAGO, IL  60606
RELEASED DATE: 07/31/2015

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PATRICK JONES # 11027-089
RRM Chicago
RESIDENTIAL REENTRY OFFICE
200 W. ADAMS ST, RM 2915
CHICAGO, IL  60606
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RICHARD WESTMORE MATHIAS # 13098-030  'Rich'
RRM Kansas City
RESIDENTIAL REENTRY OFFICE
400 STATE AVE., RM 131
KANSAS CITY, KS  66101
RELEASED ON: 04/20/2015

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