Albert Dominguez Jr., Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, California 2022

FRESNO, Calif. — A Ceres man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, a crime that could land him in prison for life and cost him $10 million.

Albert Dominguez Jr., 52, admitted to conspiring with Leonor Sarabia-Ramirez, 52, of Modesto, to distribute and did, in fact distribute, 5 pounds of methamphetamine to Joseph Phillip Mar, 54, of Ceres, at a residence in Ceres.

Sarabia previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Mar is scheduled for a jury trial on November 29, 2022.

Dominguez is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Dale A. Drozd on August 29, 2022. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison, a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a $10 million fine.

The actual sentence, 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 Drug Enforcement Administration, the Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, the Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (Cal-MMET), and the Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar is prosecuting the case, which is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/ceres-man-pleads-guilty-methamphetamine-distribution-conspiracy