USA v. Castanon

AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1
United States District Court
Middle District of Tennessee
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA J
v- 	)
EDISON DE LA CRUZ )
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THE DEFENDANT: ’
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number: 3:22-cr-00386-2
USM Number: 04180-511
Peter Strianse
Defendant’s Attorney
21 pleaded guilty to count(s) 1, 5, 10 and 11 of the Superseding Indictment
□ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
□ was found guilty on count(s)
after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 12/22/2022 1
(b)(1)(B), 846 40 grams or more of a Fentanyl mixture
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), Aid and abet the Distribution of a Fentanyl mixture 6/19/2022 5
(b)(1)(C)
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
□ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
Ej Count(s) 12 El is □ are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence,
or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution,
the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.
1/22/2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
Eli Richardson, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge
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AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1A
DEFENDANT. EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER. 3 22-cr-00386-2
Judgment—Page 2 of 8
ADDITIONAL COUNTS OF CONVICTION
924(a)(8)
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
21 USC § 841(a)(1), Possession of 40 grams or more of a Fentanyl mixture 12/22/2022 10
(b)(1)(B)
18 USC §§ 922(g)(1), Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon 12/22/2022 11
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AO245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment
Judgment — Page 3 of 8
DEFENDANT: EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER: 3'22-cr-00386-2
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Pi isons to be imprisoned foi a
total term of.
135 months -135 months on each of Counts 1,5, 10 and 11 to run concurrent with each other
The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons.
Designation to FCI Forrest City, Arkansas, as security classification allows
Participation in RDAP, if eligible.
0 The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Maishal
□ The defendant shall suirendei to the United States Marshal for this district.
□ at □ am □ p.m on
□ as notified by the United States Marshal.
□ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons.
□ befoie 2 p.m. on
□ as notified by the United States Marshal
□ as notified by the Piobation or Pietrial Sei vices Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows.
Defendant deliveied on to
at , with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By______
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 4 of 8
DEFENDANT: EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER. 3 22-cr-00386-2
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon telease ftom imprisonment, you will be on supervised release foi a term of.
4 years as to each of Counts 1 and 10, and 3 years on Counts 5 and 11, all counts to run concurrent with each other
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1 . You must not commit another fedei al, state oi local ci ime
2 You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance
3 . You must refiain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance You must submit to one diug test within 15 days of release fiom
impnsonment and at least two periodic diug tests theieaftei, as determined by the court
□ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's deteimination that you
pose a low risk of futuie substance abuse (check ifapplicable)
4 . □ You must make lestitution in accoidance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A oi any othei statute authorizing a sentence of
restitution (check ifapplicable)
5 Ei You must coopeiate in the collection of DNA as dhected by the probation officer (check ifapplicable)
6 □ You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offendei Registiation and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq.) as
dhected by the probation officer, the Buieau of Prisons, or any state sex offendei registiation agency in the location where you
i eside, work, are a student, or weie convicted of a qualifying offense (check ifapplicable)
7 □ You must participate in an appioved piogram foi domestic violence (check ifapplicable)
You must comply with the standaid conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any other conditions on the attached
page
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AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 5 of 8
DEFENDANT: EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER: 3 22-cr-00386-2
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of youi supervised lelease, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions aie imposed
because they establish the basic expectations for your behavioi while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by piobation
officers to keep informed, i eport to the court about, and bring about improvements in youi conduct and condition
1. You must i eport to the probation office in the federal judicial distiict where you are authorized to i eside within 72 hours of your
i elease fiom imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
2 After initially reporting to the probation office, you will leceive instiuctions from the court or the piobation officer about how and
when you must i eport to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instiucted.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial distiict where you are authorized to ieside without first getting permission from the
court oi the probation officei
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your piobation officei
5. You must live at a place appioved by the probation officer. If you plan to change wheie you live or anything about youi living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the piobation officei at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officei in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming awaie of a change or expected change.
6 You must allow the probation officei to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer to
take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she obseives in plain view
7 You must woik full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officei excuses you from
doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the piobation officer excuses
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the piobation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated chcumstances, you must notify the probation officei within 72 houis of
becoming aware of a change or expected change
8 You must not communicate or intei act with someone you know is engaged in cuminal activity If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or intei act with that peison without fhst getting the permission of the
piobation officer
9 If you are arrested or questioned by a law enfoi cement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours
10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destiuctive device, oi dangerous weapon (i.e , anything that was
designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or tasers).
11. You must not act or make any agieement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant without
first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officei determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an oiganization), the probation officer may
requiie you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instiuction The piobation officei may contact the
peison and confiim that you have notified the person about the risk
13. You must follow the instructions of the piobation officer lelated to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
AUS. piobation officei has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this
judgment containing these conditions. For further infoimation legaiding these conditions, see Overview ofProbation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant's Signature Date____________________________
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AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3D — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page 6 of 8
DEFENDANT: EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER: 3 22-cr-00386-2
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1. You shall participate in a program of drug testing and substance abuse treatment which may include a 30-day
inpatient treatment program followed by up to 90 days in a community correction center at the direction of the
United States Probation Office. You shall pay all or part of the cost for substance abuse treatment if the United
States Probation Office determines you have the financial ability to do so or have appropriate insurance
coverage to pay for such treatment.
2. You must not use or possess excessive alcohol
3. You must not use or possess any controlled substances without a valid prescription. If you do have a valid
prescription, you must disclose the prescription information to the probation officer and follow the instructions
on the prescription.
4. You shall promptly advise the United States Probation Office of the name and contact information for any
physician who prescribes any controlled substance and agrees to execute a release of information form so that
medical records may be obtained from such physician.
5. You shall furnish all financial records, including, without limitation, earnings records and tax returns, to the
United States Probation Office upon request.
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment—Page 7 of 8
DEFENDANT: EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER: 3 22-cr-00386-2
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6
Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $ 400 00 $ $ $ $
□ The deteimmation of lestitution is defeired until
entered after such determination.
An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be
□ The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in
the pnonty older or peicentage payment column below. However, puisuant to 18 U.S C § 3664(1), all nonfederal victims must be paid
before the United States is paid
Name of Payee Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
TOTALS $ 0 00 $0 00
□ Restitution amount oidered puisuant to plea agieement $
□ The defendant must pay inteiest on lestitution and a fine of moie than $2,500, unless the lestitution or fine is paid in full before the
fifteenth day aftei the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U S C. § 3612(f) All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject
to penalties for delinquency and default, puisuant to 18 U.S C § 3612(g)
□ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that'
□ the interest requirement is waived foi the □ fine □ lestitution.
□ the interest lequiiement for the □ fine □ lestitution is modified as follows:
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299
** Justice foi Victims of Trafficking Act of2015, Pub. L No 114-22.
*** Findings foi the total amount of losses are requned undei Chapteis 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 foi offenses committed on
or after September 13, 1994, but before Apiil 23, 1996.
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AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments
Judgment — Page 8 of 8
DEFENDANT- EDISON DE LA CRUZ
CASE NUMBER: 3-22-cr-00386-2
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total ciiminal monetary penalties is due as follows-
A □ Lump sum payment of $due immediately, balance due
□ not later than , or
□ in accordance with □ C, □ D, □ E, or □ F below; or
B 0 Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with DC, □ D, or □ Fbelow), oi
C □ Payment in equal (eg, weekly, monthly, quaiterly) installments of $ over a peiiod of
(eg, months or yeat s), to commence _ (e g, 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment, oi
D □ Payment in equal (e g, weekly, monthly, quartet ly) installments of $ ovei a period of
(e g, months or years), to commence (e g, 30 or 60 days) after release from impi isonment to a
teim of supervision, or
E □ Payment duiing the teim of supervised release will commence within (e g, 30 or 60 days) aftei ielease from
imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time, or
F □ Special instructions regaiding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
Unless the court has expressly ordei ed othei wise, ifthis judgment imposes impi isonment, payment of ci iminal monetary penalties is due during
the period of imprisonment All ciiminal monetary penalties, except those payments made though the Federal Bmeau of Piisons’ Inmate
Financial Responsibility Piogram, aie made to the clerk of the court
The defendant shall leceive ciedit for all payments previously made towaid any ciiminal monetary penalties imposed
□ Joint and Several
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defendant number) Total Amount Joint and Seveial
Amount Corresponding Payee,
if appiopriate
□ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution
□ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s).
□ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s mteiest in the following property to the United States.
Payments shall be applied in the following oidei. (1) assessment, (2) restitution piincipal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment,
(5) fine principal, (6) fine mteiest, (7) community restitution, (8) JvTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of
prosecution and court costs.
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