An Albuquerque man, Dairon Romero, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for a series of violent crimes committed in 2021. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Romero, aged 28, was involved in a crime spree that included carjacking and multiple robberies. According to court documents, on July 17, 2021, he carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint from a pregnant woman who was leaving a Walmart with her three young children. Later that year, on October 10, Romero entered a 7-Eleven convenience store, pointed a firearm at an employee, and stole approximately $200 in cash along with several cartons of cigarettes. Three days after this incident, on October 13, he robbed a Circle K store using mace on an employee and took about $60 from the cash register.
Romero pleaded guilty on April 18, 2024, to one count of carjacking and two counts of interference with commerce by robbery. During sentencing, the federal judge considered Romero's violent criminal background and numerous other alleged robberies. This led to a sentence exceeding the typical guideline range.
Following his release from prison, Romero will be subject to three years of supervised release. The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated the case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Natasha Moghadam is prosecuting the case.
There is no parole in the federal system.