Chicago Duo Charged in Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Goods

Anthony Cerrillos, 45, and Brian Cerrillos, 50, of Chicago, Illinois, have plead guilty to conspiracy to transport in interstate commerce stolen goods that had a value in excess of $5,000.00.

The charges were filed as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hammond Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Diane Berkowitz.

The Cerrillos brothers face sentencing in federal court. If convicted, the judge will determine the specific sentence after considering federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Meanwhile, in another case, Keon Thomas, 38, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced to life imprisonment and $11,275.97 in restitution after being found guilty at trial of the felony offenses of conspiracy to commit robbery and murder, robbery, murder by means of a firearm during a robbery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Thomas, along with defendant Styles Taylor and two others, was charged with the robbery and murder of Hammond businessman Frank Freund in April of 2000. Freund had owned and operated the Firearms Unlimited Gun Shop in Hammond for several years.

In a separate case, Sisto Bernal, 47, of Chicago, Illinois, and Santiago Gudino, 29, of Hammond, Indiana, defendants in the case US v Vargas et al, were sentenced Thursday by Senior District Judge Rudy Lozano after both pled guilty to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana.

Bernal was sentenced to 288 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release. Gudino was sentenced to 262 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release.

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