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NEWS RELEASE
For Release: July 22, 2008

For Further Information Contact: Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney or Douglas A. Horn, First Assistant United States Attorney

 
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that ALBERT LEE VANN, age 46, of Adair County, Oklahoma, pled guilty to an Information charge of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor Child in Indian Country.

"Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cherokee Marshal Service," stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling. "VANN was indicted in June 2008."

"On or about August 10, 2003 and July 26, 2006, within Indian Country, the defendant engaged in a sexual act with a minor Indian child who had not attained the age of 12. The charge is in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Sections 2241(c), 1151 and 1153."

"The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant's guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion. The defendant is in the custody of the United States Marshal Service."

"The statutory range of punishment is up to life imprisonment and/or up to $250,000.00 in fines," stated U.S. Attorney Sperling.

"First Assistant United States Attorney Douglas A. Horn represented the United States."

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