Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison
For Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Maintaining a Place for Distributing and Using Cocaine
FORT WAYNE – Carlos Sanchez, 33 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Theresa L. Springmann, after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Maintaining a Place for Distributing and Using Cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
Sanchez was sentenced to 108 months in prison and 1 year of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, between February, 2016 and May, 2016, Sanchez and a co-defendant conspired to and did engage in the business of dealing in firearms without being licensed to do so.
Sanchez also used his house to distribute drugs.
This case was investigated by the ATF and the Indiana State Police. This case was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley J. Miller Lowery.
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