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Date: 12-15-2023

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United States of America v. Luis Alberto Hernandez and Curclund Jackson VanAernam

Case Number: 1:23-cr-00013

Judge: Rebecca Goodgame

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Pottawattamie County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Council Bluffs

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Description: Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl which resulted in serious bodily injury to two victims.

Curclund Jackson VanAernam, 23, of Atlantic, and Luis Alberto Hernandez, 31, of Omaha, distributed fentanyl pills in Omaha and the surrounding areas, including Atlantic, Iowa. At least two victims overdosed after ingesting pills containing fentanyl that VanAernam and Hernandez distributed. Both victims survived after receiving doses of Narcan.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (SWINE) Task Force, Atlantic Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Omaha Police Department investigated the case.

Outcome: VanAernam was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release following his prison term. Hernandez was sentenced to 22 years in prison, to be followed by a four-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

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