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December 14, 2021 Joseph “Norte Joe” Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was sentenced last Tuesday by a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Utah. Judge Tena Campbell sentenced Gomez to serve 14 years in federal prison with five years of supervised release to follow his incarceration after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money. All thirty-one members and associates of the Norteños street gang responsible for distributing drugs around the Salt Lake City area have pleaded guilty and four lower-level defendants have yet to be sentenced. Most of the defendants in this case have received sentences between 72 and 96 months. ....
SLC, state and federal leaders extol success of new crime control plan and last updated 2021-05-27 14:45:09-04 SALT LAKE CITY â Salt Lake City police, along with state and federal partners, gave an update Thursday on the success of a new crime control plan launched in January. âToday, thanks to the partnership that we have formed, guns and hard drugs have been seized, and over 90 individuals have been charged with serious federal crimes,â said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. The 2021 crime control plan was launched to get criminals off the streets and keep the community safe. The police department says the improvements are tangible. ....