Four suburbanites face federal drug charges

Residents of Barrington, Palatine and Wheaton are among 10 individuals across the country charged by federal authorities with conspiracy to manufacture, possess and distribute drugs between 2006 and September 2011.

Seven of the individuals also are accused of conspiracy to launder drug trafficking money, authorities said.

The suburban residents charged were Mark A. Bopp, 53, of Barrington; his son, Adam Bopp, 23, of Barrington; Renee Vega, 27, of Palatine; and Gary Dohogne, 28, of Wheaton. Dohogne is charged only on the first count.

Mark and Adam Bopp, along with Mark’s brother, 54-year-old Craig Bopp of Barrington, were charged late last August with other drug-related offenses.

At that time, Mark and Craig Bopp were accused of manufacture and delivery of between 500 and 2,000 grams of marijuana, possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Adam Bopp was charged with the manufacture and delivery of less than 500 grams of marijuana, possession of less than 500 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He also was charged at that time with animal cruelty, stemming from the discovery of animal parts in his room, police said.

At the time, Adam Bopp was on probation after pleading guilty in May 2011 to allegations he sexually molested a teenage girl he had met on a social networking website.

The others recently charged by federal prosecutors are David Bopp, 25, of Weott, Calif.; Joshua Bopp, 32, of Kilauea, Hawaii; Stacy Kennedy, 29, of Kiauea, Hawaii; Matthew A. Pettey, 33, of McPherson, Kan.; Antonio Erol Lopez-Lopez, 28, of Weott, Calif.; and David Goracio, 49, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

Pettey, the only suspect not in custody and considered a fugitive, and Lopez-Lopez are charged only on the drug conspiracy count.

If convicted of the drug conspiracy charge, each defendant would face a minimum of five years and up to 40 in prison; a fine of up to $5 million; and between four years and life on supervised release. If convicted of the money laundering charge, each defendant would face a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to $500,000, and up to three years on supervised release.

The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of criminal proceeds from the alleged offenses as well as of the defendants’ properties used to commit the offenses.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration; Milwaukee HIDTA Intelligence Support Center; Kenosha Drug Operations Group; the Barrington, Des Plaines and Naperville police departments; and the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group.