Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Commit Murder In Aid of Racketeering

For Immediate Release

Monday, October 15, 2018

McGregor W. Scott

, United States Attorney

Contact: Deb Duckett-Morris

(916) 554-2730

www.justice.gov/usao-edca

Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Commit Murder In Aid of Racketeering

FRESNO, Calif. — Deandre Stanfield, 38, of Fresno, was sentenced last week by Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. 

According to court documents, Stanfield was an influential member of the Dog Pound Gang (“DPG”). In that role, he and other influential members guided and directed the actions of younger, less-experienced gang members. They also set rules, including directives not to talk to the police, to “back up” fellow gang members when they needed help with rival gang members or otherwise, and to assist other DPG members with sex trafficking and credit card fraud. In addition to these crimes, the  DPG enterprise engaged in drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder, and other offenses affecting interstate commerce. 

In pleading guilty to the conspiracy, Stanfield admitted that he agreed with other DPG members to kill rival gang members. While incarcerated in Kern North State Prison for assault with a firearm, Stanfield spoke with several DPG members about getting guns and planning retaliation for the shooting of fellow DPG gang members. The conversations happened in March 2016 after codefendant Kenneth Wharry was shot at by individuals DPG believed to be rival gang members, and during a time when DPG was pursuing retaliation.

This case is the product of an investigation by the California Department of Justice, California Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit; Fresno Police Department; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations; the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC); the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office; and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly A. Sanchez, Jeffrey A. Spivak, and Christopher D. Baker prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PETERSON MICHAEL L (Last) (First) (Middle) 4125 BLACKHAWK PLAZA CIRCLE SUITE 201 (Street) DANVILLE CA 94506 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  PEDEVCO CORP [ PED ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer  (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/07/2016
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/07/2016		S	V	32,500(1)	D	$0.1728	1,138,528(2)	D
Common Stock								5,209	I	By The Peterson Family Trust(3)
Common Stock								36,668	I	By dependent children(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.22							01/07/2016	01/07/2021	Common Stock	300,000		300,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.37							01/07/2015	01/07/2020	Common Stock	325,000		325,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.51							12/18/2012	06/18/2022	Common Stock	63,800		63,800	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.24							03/01/2012	10/07/2021	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.51							12/18/2012	06/18/2022	Common Stock	269,534		269,534	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$67.2							09/20/2008	05/28/2018	Common Stock	447		447	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.24							02/02/2011	02/02/2021	Common Stock	2,977		2,977	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by Reporting Person to satisfy Reporting Person's tax liability in connection with the September 7, 2016 vesting of certain shares of restricted stock which were granted under the Company's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which grants were exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-13(d).

2. Reporting Person's holdings include: 45,000; 198,750; 126,500; 180,000; 109,745 and 470,935 shares issued pursuant to restricted stock grants; 7,449 issued pursuant to debt conversion and 149 issued pursuant to a 2008 Blast stock grant.

3. Represents shares held by the Peterson Family Trust, a Trust owned 100% by Mr. Peterson and his spouse.

4. Represents shares of common stock 50% owned by each of Reporting Person's two dependent children.

	/s/ Clark Moore, Attorney in Fact	09/09/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
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