Date: 10-09-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Martin Jacob Steinberg

Case Number: 4:15-cr-00089-A

Judge: John McBryde

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Tarrant County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Dan Cole

Defendant's Attorney: William Hermesmeyer-FPD

Description: Fort Worth, TX - Convicted Felon Sentenced to Serve 270 Months in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearms Convictions

A convicted felon who was convicted at trial on drug and firearms offenses was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to serve a total of 270 months in federal prison.

Martin Jacob Steinberg, 43, was convicted at trial on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The government presented evidence at trial that an officer with the Willow Park Police Department found Steinberg behind an office building in Willow Park, Texas, in late January 2015. He was wearing one pistol and carrying another one in his hand. One of his pockets was stuffed with cash and another was stuffed with methamphetamine. Steinberg was also carrying a cooler that contained several pounds of marijuana, three scales, hundreds of dealer baggies, 80 syringes, glass pipes, more than 85 grams of methamphetamine, his mail and his birth certificate. After a brief struggle, Steinberg was handcuffed and taken into custody.

Among Steinberg’s previous convictions is a 2001 drug conviction in U.S. District Court in New Mexico for which he received a 151-month sentence.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Willow Park Police Department and the Hudson Oaks Police Department investigated the case.

Outcome: See above

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