Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned nine unsealed Indictments charging 10 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Dylan Piche, age 24, of Grand Island, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Piche with receipt and distribution of child pornography beginning on or between November 10, 2023, and June 10, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years' and up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Piche with possession of child pornography on or between July 29, 2024, and July 30, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Thomas Leone Henry, age 37, of Williams, Arizona, is charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl on or about May 30, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Jennifer Suing, age 48, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or between February 10, 2025, and March 2, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 25 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $20,000,000 fine, not less than a 10-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Lloyd A. Nelson Jr., age 70, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with theft of government funds between on or about March 15, 2022, and September 16, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Mallory M. Chartraw, age 40, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Maria K. Siemsen, age 41, of Lincoln, Nebraska, are charged in a five-count Indictment. Count I charges Chartraw and Siemsen with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl beginning on or about February 1, 2022, and continuing to on or about April 8, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Chartraw and Siemsen with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl between or about April 7, 2025, and continuing to on or about April 8, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Siemsen with distribution of fentanyl on or about March 14, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count IV charges Siemsen with distribution of fentanyl on or about March 27, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count V charges Siemsen with distribution of fentanyl on or about April 1, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Charles Aldrich, age 18, of Macy, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Aldrich with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm on or about August 25, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Aldrich with use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence on or about August 25, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years' and up to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Travis M. Knipp, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with escape from custody on or about August 16, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment

Salih M. Samin Totakhil, age 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with international parental kidnapping between on or about March 19, 2022, to June 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 3 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment

Carlos Hernandez Moreno, age 21, of Kearney, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Hernandez Moreno with bank burglary from on or about August 16, 2025, continuing through on or about August 17, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Hernandez Moreno with damage of protected computer from on or about August 16, 2025, continuing through on or about August 17, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.