Active-Duty Army and Former Marine Reserve Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

TULSA, Okla. - Today, an active-duty Army and former Marine Reserve was sentenced for Drug Conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. Circuit Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr., sentenced David Julian Mendoza Gonzalez, 27, to 70 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court documents, Mendoza Gonzalez was arrested at Fort Carson in July 2024 while on active duty. While living
in Tulsa, Mendoza Gonzalez admitted to conspiring with others to traffic drugs. He took "orders" and directed "customers" to couriers. Mendoza Gonzalez and others took part in distributing more than one kilogram of heroin and more than 400 grams
of fentanyl.

He will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Tulsa Police Department, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and Homeland Security Investigations are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mandy M. Mackenzie is prosecuting the case.

The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.