Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska - October 2026

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 9 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.

Joshua Hubbell, age 41, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition on or about June 11, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-years term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Tony R. Ybarra, age 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Ybarra with possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on or about April 16, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5-years term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Ybarra with carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime on or about April 16, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years and up to life imprisonment consecutive to Count I, a $250,000 fine, a 5-years term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Adeniyi David Abiola, age 58, of Katy, Texas, and Oluwatoyin Blessing Akinmeji, age 43, of Katy, Texas, are charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Abiola and Akinmeji with conspiracy to commit wire fraud beginning at least on or about March 8, 2021, and continuing to at least on or about November 29, 2021. 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 Abiola and Akinmeji with wire fraud on or about November 10, 2021. 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 III charges Abiola and Akinmeji with wire fraud on or about November 3, 2021. 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.

Levinson Brito Gonzalez, age 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Brito Gonzalez with conspiracy to commit money laundering from at least in or around January 2024, through at least in or around June 30, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years' imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Brito Gonzalez with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business beginning on or about January 2024, and continuing through on or about June 30, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 5 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Richard Wesley Dulan, age 63, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about July 25, 2026. 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.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant's reapplication for admission into the United States:

Juan Esteban-Juan, age 37

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States following a felony conviction and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant's reapplication for admission into the United States:

Ruben Gutierrez Zarazua, age 48

Diego Camilo Ramirez-Ignacio, age 21

Santiago Fonseca Garcia, age 48

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.