POLICE NEWS: Georgia man sentenced on federal sex charge

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fahrudin Music, 24, of Lawrenceville, Ga., was sentenced to three years in prison Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green for traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.

Music also received 10 years supervised release following incarceration, according to a report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville.

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A two-day jury trial in the case began Jan. 16 and ended in a hung jury. Later, Music entered a guilty plea and admitted that on Feb. 19, 2007, he traveled from Georgia to Bowling Green with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor. Music’s victim was less than 16 years old and Music was 23 years old at the time, according to the report.

The case was investigated by the Bowling Green Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Plea — Cesar Adolfo Gaspar, 35, 1002 Lewis St., pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green to charges of distributing crack cocaine and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.

Gaspar, an illegal alien, admitted that between March 22, 2006, and June 28, 2006, he conspired with several other men to possess and distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, according to a report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville. Gaspar also admitted that he distributed crack cocaine to an undercover agent from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives working with the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force six times in 2006.

Gaspar could face life in prison, an $8 million fine and supervised release for life or a minimum of 10 years in prison and supervised release for five years, according to the report.

Gaspar is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 2 in Bowling Green.

Sentencing — Golden Derrelle Bowman, 29, and Myron J. Satterfield, 31, both of 103 Riverview Ave., and David Wilson Bridges, 35, 209 W. 13th Ave., were sentenced respectively to two years and six months in prison, with three years supervised release; five years and three months in prison, with four years supervised release; and 12 years and seven months in prison, with five years supervised release Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green for conspiracy and aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.

Bridges has five prior felony convictions in Warren Circuit Court, including a 1991 conviction for burglary and criminal mischief, two convictions for drug trafficking in 1997, one drug trafficking conviction in 2002 and another in 2004, according to a report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville. Satterfield has a prior felony conviction in 2007 in Warren Circuit Court for possession of a controlled substance.

Bowman, Satterfield and Bridges admitted that between June 22, 2007, and July 27, 2007, they sold 48.021 grams of crack cocaine and 7.424 grams of powder cocaine, with a total estimated street value of $5,600, to a confidential informant from the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, according to the report.

Sentencing — Michael Shawn Tuck, 29, 601 Todd St., Franklin, and Isong Richard Akpan, 27, 526 W. Washington St., Franklin, were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for drug trafficking.

Tuck received five years and 10 months in prison followed by four years supervised release and Akpan was sentenced to five years in prison followed by four years supervised release, according to a report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville.

Tuck had previously pleaded guilty to charges of distributing marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine and unlawful possession of a firearm Feb. 10. Akpan had previously pleaded guilty to the charge of distributing crack cocaine Feb. 6 to a confidential informant from the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, according to the report.

Sentencing — Antonio Catarino, 30, formerly of 1201 Kentucky St., and Aurelio Cortez-Mayo, 29, formerly of 137 W. 14th Ave., were each sentenced to one year and three months in prison Monday in U.S. District Court for the production and sale of counterfeit Social Security cards and Permanent Resident Alien cards.

Both were also sentenced to two years of supervised release following incarceration. Catarino and Cortez-Mayo are citizens of Mexico and both are subject to deportation after serving their sentence, according to a report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville.

Using a confidential source, the FBI purchased a set of counterfeit identification documents from Catarino on Nov. 1 and five sets of documents on Nov. 20. Both Catarino and Cortez-Mayo admitted they had produced and sold at least 25 and up to 99 sets of counterfeit identification documents before their arrest by the FBI.

Theft — A metal lawn mower trailer, valued at $500, was reported stolen sometime in the last two months from the Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park at the 2700 block of Nashville Road, according to a city police report.

Theft — A cell phone valued at $350 was reported stolen Thursday from a car parked at Preston Miller Park, according to a city police report.

Theft — An iPod, car radio, a GPS system and various accessories, valued at a combined $980, were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 600 block of Chippendale Court between July 28 and July 29. The vehicle’s driver’s side window also sustained $100 in damage, according to a city police report.