Disposition of web tryp cases

[bravedog]

Google and other searches on the disposition of the web tryp cases do not turn up any info for me on what happened to omegafinechemicals or duncan. I'd be interested in any info.

also April Curtis of racresearch appears to have got a light sentence but I've found only passing refernces and would like more info on this.

[Pondman got life; Michael Burton of ACS got a very long sentence [sold the 2ct21 that led to a death]; LTK got some years]. Thanks

bravedog

[radiometer]

Re: Curtis

07/19/2004 1 COMPLAINT in violation of 21 USC 802(32)(A), 812, 813, 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(C) - Conspiracy to violate the narcotics laws as to April Curtis (1), Doug Thompson (2), Raymond Duncan (3).(Signed by Judge James C. Francis ) (kwi, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/21/2004)

07/19/2004 2 Arrest Warrant Issued as to April Curtis. (Signed by Judge James C. Francis on 7/19/04.) (kwi, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/21/2004)

07/21/2004 5 Order to Unseal Case as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan.. (Signed by Judge James C. Francis on 7/21/04)(kwi, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/21/2004)

07/21/2004 Arrest of April Curtis in Arizona. (dif, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/29/2004)

07/28/2004 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Theodore H. Katz :Initial Appearance as to April Curtis held on 7/28/2004., with CJA John Cooney and AUSA Stephen Miller for the government. $75,000 PRB; ONE FRP'S; Travel Limited to SDNY/EDNY[1:04;District of Arizona; Surrender Travel Documents (& No New Applications); Strict Pretrial Supervison; Drug Testing/Treatment; Home Detention; 7113 Ridgview Place, Carefree, AZ; Deft to be Released upon her Signature; Remaining Conditions to be Met by[1:04 8/2/2004; Deft to refrain from conducting internet business; Preliminary Examination set for 8/27/2004 10:00 AM before Judge Unassigned. (dif, ) Modified on 7/29/2004 (dif, ).[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/29/2004)

07/28/2004 7 PRB APPEARANCE Bond Entered as to April Curtis in amount of $ 75,000 PRB; ONE FRP'S; Travel Limited to SDNY/EDNY; District of Arizona; Surrender Travel Documents (& No New Applications); Strict Pretrial Supervision; Drug Testing/Treatment; [1:04Home Detention; 7113 Ridgview Place, Carefree, AZ; Deft to be Released upon her Signature; Remaining Conditions to be Met by 8/2/2004; Deft to refrain from conducting internet business (dif, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/29/2004)

07/28/2004 8 ADVICE OF PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS as to April Curtis. (dif, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 07/29/2004)

07/30/2004 9 Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to April Curtis from the U.S.D.C. District of Arizona. (gq, )[1:04-mj-01413-UA] (Entered: 08/02/2004)

08/03/2004 14 INDICTMENT FILED as to April Curtis (1) count(s) 1, Doug Thompson (2) count(s) 1, Raymond Duncan (3) count(s) 1. (jm, ); Microfilm 8/5/04 9am. Modified on 8/5/2004 (bw, ). (Entered: 08/04/2004)
08/03/2004 Case Designated ECF as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan .(jm, ) (Entered: 08/04/2004)

08/09/2004 15 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Jess A Lorona appearing for April Curtis. (jw, ) (Entered: 08/11/2004)

08/19/2004 16 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on 'Motion To Waive Appearance For Arraignment,' filed by deft April Curtis re: request that her appearance be waived for her arraignment on 8/18/04. JUDGE ENDORSED - Application Granted. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman on 8/17/04)(bw, ) (Entered: 08/24/2004)

08/20/2004 17 MOTION filed by April Curtis to waive appearance for arraignment on Wednesday 8/18/04. (bw, ) (Entered: 08/25/2004)

08/23/2004 Minute Entry on Disposition Sheet for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox :Arraignment as to April Curtis (1) Count 1 held on 8/23/2004. AUSA Steve Miller; Defense Counsel Jess Lorna (retained). Deft arraigned to the indictment and pleaded not guilty. Time between 8/23/04 and 9/24/04 excluded from the Speedy Trial Act calculation. Deft's bail conditions are modified as follows: Restriction on internet use is deleted as a bail condition; 9:00 p.m. curfew is deleted as a bail condition in lieu of the gainful employment requirement; the deft shall attend real estate classes. In all other respects, the previous bail conditions imposed on the deft remain in full force and effect. Date for PTC: 9/24/04 before the assigned district judge. (bw, ) (Entered: 08/26/2004)

08/23/2004 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox : Plea entered by April Curtis (1) Count 1 - Not Guilty. (bw, ) (Entered: 08/26/2004)

09/24/2004 20 ORDER as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan. ORDER EXCLUDING TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan. The parties to this action consent to an exclusion of the adjourned time from the STA until 10/7/04. Time excluded from 9/24/04 until 10/7/04. The Pretrial Conference is rescheduled to 10/7/2004 02:30 PM before Judge Victor Marrero. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 9/24/04)(ja, ) (Entered: 09/28/2004)

10/05/2004 22 ORDER as to April Curtis. ORDER TO CONTINUE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE as to April Curtis. Defense requests for an adjournment of the scheduled conference scheduled for 10/7/04. The conference will be re-scheduled to 10/15/04 at 2:15 p.m. Time excluded from 10/5/04 until 10/15/04. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 10/5/04)(ja, ) (Entered: 10/06/2004)

10/07/2004 23 (S1) SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT FILED as to April Curtis (1) count(s) 1s. (ph, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/15/2004 (ph, ). (Entered: 10/15/2004)

10/08/2004 ***REJECTION OF ATTEMPTED PAPER FILING IN ECF CASE. The following document(s) motion to continue status conference by Ducar, Lorona, as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan, was rejected by the Clerk's Office and must be FILED ELECTRONICALLY on the Court's ECF System. (snu, ) (Entered: 11/04/2004)

10/15/2004 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Victor Marrero :Pretrial Conference as to April Curtis held on 10/15/2004. Deft present w/counsel John Tynan (appearing on behalf of Jess Lorona). AUSA Wilson Leung appeared for the Govt on behalf of Stephen Miller. The deft was arraigned on the superseding indictment S1-04-Cr-0775. The Govt informed the Court that it had produced discovery. The Court set a briefing schedule for the deft's contemplated motion to challenge the superseding indictment. Deft's motion due by 12/17/04. The Govt's opposition due by 1/14/05. The deft's reply due by 2/4/05. The Court schedule the next conference for 4/15/05 at 9:15 a.m. to either hold a hearing on the motion or for a status conference. Upon motion by the Govt and with no objection from the deft, the Court excluded time under the speedy Trial Act until 4/15/05 in the interests of justice. (bw, ) (Entered: 11/01/2004)

10/15/2004 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Victor Marrero :Arraignment as to April Curtis (1) Count 1s held on 10/15/2004. (bw, ) (Entered: 11/01/2004)

10/15/2004 ORAL ORDER as to April Curtis. Time excluded from 10/15/04 until 4/15/05. Defense Motions due by 12/17/2004. Govt Responses due by 1/14/2005. Defense Replies due by 2/4/2005. Status Conference set for 4/15/2005 09:15 AM before Judge Victor Marrero. (bw, ) (Entered: 11/01/2004)

12/15/2004 29 ORDER as to April Curtis., ORDER EXCLUDING TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT as to April Curtis. Time excluded from 12/15/04 until 4/15/05., as to April Curtis; Motions due by 1/3/2005. Defendant's Replies due by 2/18/2005. Government Responses due by 1/28/2005. Pretrial Conference set for 4/15/2005 09:15 AM before Judge Victor Marrero. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 12/15/04)(jw, ) (Entered: 12/17/2004)

12/22/2004 ***REJECTION OF ATTEMPTED PAPER FILING IN ECF CASE. The following document(s) motion to extend time by Jess A. Lorona, as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan, was rejected by the Clerk's Office and must be FILED ELECTRONICALLY on the Court's ECF System. (snu, ) (Entered: 12/29/2004)

03/24/2005 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Ronald L. Ellis : Defendant Curtis present with attorney Jess A. Lorona; AUSA Stephen Miller present; Court Reporter present; PSI Ordered ; Case is assigned to Judge Marrero for all purposes;Arraignment as to April Curtis (1) Count 1s held on 3/24/2005., Plea entered by April Curtis (1) Guilty as to Count 1s., as to April Curtis Sentencing set for 6/24/2005 10:30 AM before Judge Victor Marrero. (vb, ) (Entered: 03/25/2005)

03/24/2005 ORDER FOR PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT as to April Curtis. (Signed by Judge Ronald L. Ellis on 3/24/05)(vb, ) (Entered: 03/25/2005)

03/24/2005 33 CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE US MAGISTRATE JUDGE ON A FELONY PLEA ALLOCUTION by April Curtis. Accepted and So Ordered U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis. (vb, ) (Entered: 03/25/2005)

04/26/2005 34 TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to April Curtis held on 3/24/05 before Judge Ronald L. Ellis. (mo, ) (Entered: 04/26/2005)

05/24/2005 35 MOTION to continue the Deft's currently scheduled sentencing date of Friday, June 26, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Document filed by April Curtis. (bw, ) (Entered: 05/25/2005)

05/24/2005 36 ENDORSED LETTER as to April Curtis addressed to Judge Marrero from Elizabeth Jarvie dated 5/18/05 re: Reschedule Sentencing., as to April Curtis; Sentencing set for 7/29/2005 04:00 PM before Judge Victor Marrero. Judge Memo-endorsed...Request GRANTED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 5/23/05)(jw, ) (Entered: 05/25/2005)

06/14/2005 37 MOTION to Extension of Time for Filing Objections to Pre-sentencing Report and Motion to Continue Sentencing set for 6/24/05.Document filed by April Curtis. (jw, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/14/2005 (jw, ). (Entered: 06/14/2005)

08/02/2005 38 ORDER as to April Curtis. It is hereby ORDERED that the defendant's guilty plea is accepted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 8/2/05)(jw, ) (Entered: 08/03/2005)

08/02/2005 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Victor Marrero :Sentencing held on 8/2/2005 for April Curtis (1) Count 1s. (jw, ) (Entered: 08/11/2005)

08/03/2005 Payment of Fine from April Curtis in the amount of $100.00. Date Received: 8/2/05. (mn, ) (Entered: 08/03/2005)

08/08/2005 DISMISSAL OF COUNTS on Government Motion as to April Curtis (1) Count 1.(jw, ) (Entered: 08/11/2005)

She appears to have been fined $100 and charges dismissed. One can only wonder what sort of cooperation she provided the feds to get such treatment...

[radiometer]

I'm going to post these separately since they are rather large.


As of 2005, the Omega case was still ongoing, and I've not heard anything since.


Re: Duncan

12/03/2004 28 ENDORSED LETTER as to Raymond Duncan addressed to Judge Marrero from U.S. Probation Officer dated 12/1/04 re: requesting that the sentence date be adjourned for two weeks. Judge memo-endorsed: An adjournment is granted. If approved, new date of sentence 1/21/05. Time: 3:45 p.m. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 12/2/04)(ph, ) (Entered: 12/10/2004)

12/03/2004 Set/Reset Hearings as to Raymond Duncan: Sentencing set for 1/21/2005 03:45 PM before Judge Victor Marrero.(ph, ) (Entered: 12/10/2004)

12/22/2004 ***REJECTION OF ATTEMPTED PAPER FILING IN ECF CASE. The following document(s) motion to extend time by Jess A. Lorona, as to April Curtis, Doug Thompson, Raymond Duncan, was rejected by the Clerk's Office and must be FILED ELECTRONICALLY on the Court's ECF System. (snu, ) (Entered: 12/29/2004)

01/14/2005 31 ENDORSED LETTER as to Raymond Duncan addressed to Judge Marrero from David Wikstrom dated 1/13/05 re: Reschedule Sentencing., as to Raymond Duncan; Sentencing set for 2/11/2005 02:00 PM before Judge Victor Marrero. Judge Memo-endorsed...Request GRANTED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 1/13/05)(jw, ) (Entered: 01/18/2005)

02/22/2005 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Victor Marrero :Sentencing held on 2/22/2005 for Raymond Duncan (3) Count 1. (jw, ) (Entered: 03/08/2005)

02/22/2005 32 FILED JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE as to Raymond Duncan (3), Pleaded guilty to Count(s) 1, Imprisonment for a total term of Twenty-Four Months. Supervised Release for a term of Three Years. The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: That the defendant be incarcerated in the district of his residence, the Central District of California, or as near thereto as possible. The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons before 2pm on before 12pm on 3/18/05. Should defendant not be informed of the Bureau of Prisons facility to which he must report by March 18, 2005, defendant is to surrender to the US Marshal's Office for the Central District of California by 12:00pm on March 18, 2005. Special Assessment of $100 which is due immediately. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 2/22/05)(jw, ) (Entered: 03/08/2005)

03/09/2005 Judgment entered in money judgment book as #05,0383 as to Raymond Duncan in the amount of $ 100.00, re: [32] Judgment. (dt, ) (Entered: 03/09/2005)

03/09/2005 Judgment entered in money judgment book as #05,0383 as to Raymond Duncan, re: [32] Judgment. (jp, ) (Entered: 03/17/2005)

Looks like two years in jail, 3 years probation.

[bravedog]

Most informative, thanks! Am I reading correctly that April Curtis received no jail time?

[Alfa]

Here are some old but important excerpts from Wired News
Dated: 6 July 2005

What initiated it:

Despite its high profile and brazen online advertising, the trade remained undetected by law enforcement for five years until a "rave-style party" was busted at Hampton Roads Naval Base in Virginia. Sailors arrested for selling narcotics at the event, police discovered, had bought their drugs in bulk online. The investigation grew and finally led to a multi-state DEA sting in July 2004.

According to the DEA, the research-chemicals industry has been the direct cause of two deaths and a further 14 nonfatal overdoses.

PONDMAN:

a jury found David Linder of Bullhead City, Arizona, webmaster of pondman.nu, guilty on 27 charges, including drug conspiracy and money laundering. He was sentenced to a total of 410 years in prison -- and ordered to pay back $700,000 in profits from the website. Linder, 52, is hoping to appeal. The severity of his sentence was related in part to the death of an 18-year-old man in New York who overdosed on the drug alpha-methyltryptamine, or AMT, purchased from Linder's site, prosecutors said.

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According to the DEA, the research-chemicals industry has been the direct cause of two deaths and a further 14 nonfatal overdoses.

God I wish we had figures on the number of people who have used these drugs.

[Felonious Skunk]

^^^^ Agreed. They seem safer than aspirin in light of reports I have read documenting their misuse.

Although they should always be treated with respect, deaths from RC's appear to be anomalies.

[radiometer]

Let's keep this thread neat and return to the topic at hand, the disposition of the web-tryp prosecutions.

[bravedog]

Here's a thread from the archive with good info:
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20754

Odd that omegafinechemical's case seems to have disappeared since 2005, wonder what's up with that

[jaffacake]

I don't believe Burton got a heavy sentence, certainly nothing like life. Burton's customers in the UK were all raided so presumably he rolled over and gave up everyones details.

[bravedog]

He got less than I thought, 13 years:
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12912

still nothing in several years on omega - murple says last he heard [during trial years back] Kasper was trying to plead insanity - he said he'd try a lexis nexus search...

[dslexic1]

Swim ordered from one of those vendors right around the time webtryp was executec, The damn feds left the site up and the I bet kept swims money. Swim thought jsut got burnt until later all the reports came out. Swim wished he can remember wich one he orders from. either RACRESEARCH or OMEGA. NO it was... ah it doesnt mater nemore.

[FrankenChrist]

Pfooah. Lucky SwiFr didn't order, as he did know of some such sites but had no access to a credit card yet.