SAN FRANCISCO — The suspect in a scheme to smuggle methamphetamine and Viagra into the Bay Space was capable of keep away from a jail sentence, years after a co-defendant was given a multi-year time period, courtroom information present.
Anthony Cristian Valdovinos was sentenced to time he has already served in jail. His co-defendant, Mark Ogo, was additionally sentenced to time served in 2023, however a 3rd man, William Riedy, was given a 54-month sentence in 2022, courtroom information present.
Prosecutors say the three conspired to smuggle 26 kilos of methamphetamine into the Bay Space. Riedy snuck the medication into america and handed them off to Ogo and Valdovinos, however not earlier than making another fast journey to Mexico and again to get Viagra for Ogo. The duo then took them from Calexico to the San Mateo space, the place they retrieved the methamphetamine from a tire, in response to courtroom information.
Valdovinos’ lawyer wrote in courtroom filings that he’s on an “outstanding trajectory” and that his “personal history and substance abuse shaped his adulthood and ultimately, his conduct in this case.”
“He fully accepts responsibility for his wrongdoing and is remorseful for violating the law,” a protection sentencing memo says.
Initially Revealed: June 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM PDT
