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DellaBetta: AO 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the

DistrictDistrict
of Maryland
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United States of America
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RONALD ALEXANDER,

Case No.

____ FILED     ___ ENTERED 
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of 1
 
3:35
pm, Aug 12 2020
 
AT  BALTIMORE  
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICRT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MARYLAND 
BY  ______________Deputy 

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Defendant(s)

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of
District of

May 1, 2020 to August 10, 2020

Maryland

in the county of

in the

, the defendant(s) violated:

Code Section

Offense Description

21 U.S.C. § 846

Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:
See affidavit.

✔ Continued on the attached sheet.
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Complainant’s signature

Ryan Kotowski, Drug Enforcement Administration
Printed name and title

Sworn to before me over the telephone and signed by me pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 4.1 and 4(d).
Date:
Judge’s signature

City and state:

Baltimore, Maryland

Hon. Thomas M. DiGirolamo, U.S. Magistrate Judge
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