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Prosecutors are recommending that a federal judge sentence Solomon Pe帽a this week to at least 90 years in prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence will help deter others tempted to use violence to achieve political ends.

A federal jury in March convicted Pe帽a of 13 felonies for orchestrating a string of shootings at the homes of four Democratic elected officials following the 2022 election.

Pe帽a, 42, is scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque before Judge Kea W. Riggs.

The hearing will conclude a three-year political saga that began in November 2022 when Pe帽a lost an election, leading to a series of reprisal shootings targeting the homes of Albuquerque officials.

Pe帽a鈥檚 attorneys on Friday asked the judge to sentence him to 60 years in prison, the minimum allowed by law.

鈥淢r. Pe帽a maintains his innocence and requests that the Court sentence him to the mandatory minimum of 60 years,鈥� Albuquerque attorney Nicholas Hart wrote in the defendant鈥檚 sentencing memorandum.

The U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office filed a detailed sentencing memorandum on Wednesday arguing that the maximum sentence of 90 years to life imprisonment was called for 鈥渢o reflect the seriousness of the offense鈥� and 鈥減romote respect for the law.鈥� No one was killed or injured by gunfire in the attacks for which Pe帽a was convicted.

鈥淗is project, his mission, is to undermine our Republic through fear and violence,鈥� it said. 鈥淎 representative republic cannot exist if citizens are afraid to run for office, to vote, or to count votes.鈥�

Pe帽a鈥檚 actions 鈥渃onstitute a significant escalation of political and personal violence,鈥� the memorandum said. A lengthy sentence is 鈥渘ecessary to afford adequate deterrence to others who would follow a similar path.鈥�

Pe帽a鈥檚 sentencing hearing follows a series of high-profile attacks on politicians around the U.S. unrelated to Pe帽a鈥檚 case.

They include a June 14 attack in Minnesota that killed Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker, and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot in their home. Earlier that day and just miles away, Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded at their home.

Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, pleaded not guilty Thursday to six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations in those shootings.

In Pennsylvania, authorities have arrested and charged a man who allegedly set fire to the governor鈥檚 mansion in April while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept, forcing them to evacuate and severely damaging the building.

Pe帽a鈥檚 trial

At Pe帽a鈥檚 weeklong trial in March, prosecutors argued that Pe帽a planned and ordered shootings at the homes of two state lawmakers and two Bernalillo County commissioners, directing the actions of his co-defendants.

In closing arguments, Pe帽a鈥檚 attorneys put full responsibility for the shootings on Pe帽a鈥檚 co-defendants, Jose and Demetrio Trujillo, both of whom offered lengthy testimony during the trial.

Hart told jurors to remain skeptical of the Trujillos鈥� testimony, saying both men sought favorable sentences in exchange for testimony implicating Pe帽a as the mastermind.

Both of the Trujillos pleaded guilty earlier this year to multiple federal charges. In May, two months after Pe帽a鈥檚 trial, the judge sentenced Demetrio Trujillo, 43, to 15 years in prison and Jose Trujillo, 24, to 37 months.

Prosecutors contend that Pe帽a was motivated by his November 2022 election loss to incumbent state Rep. Miguel P. Garcia, D-Albuquerque, by a margin of nearly 50 percentage points. Pe帽a later posted on social media that the election was 鈥渞igged.鈥�

鈥淒efendant鈥檚 motives were political, on the personal, local and national levels,鈥� prosecutors wrote in the sentencing memorandum. 鈥淗e acted out of personal political motivation to seek revenge against the officials who had certified the results of his electoral contest and 鈥榣aughed鈥� at him while doing it.鈥�

The Trujillos testified that Pe帽a conspired with them to fire gunshots at the Albuquerque homes of four Democratic elected officials between Dec. 4, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2023.

Prosecutors said that on Jan. 3, 2023, Jose Trujillo fired 12 rounds from a fully automatic machine gun at the home where state Sen. Linda Lopez and her 10-year-old daughter slept. Pe帽a himself fired once before his gun jammed.

鈥淪enator Lopez testified that the bullets that ripped into her house entered her bedroom and her daughter鈥檚 bedroom,鈥� prosecutors wrote in the memorandum. 鈥淎 bullet flew just over her daughter as she slept.鈥�

Law enforcement got a break in the case later that night when a Bernalillo County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy stopped Jose Trujillo, who was driving Pe帽a鈥檚 car with guns in the trunk used in the Lopez shooting.

Other elected officials targeted were Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, former county commissioner and now state Sen. Debbie O鈥橫alley, and House Speaker Javier Mart铆nez, D-Albuquerque.

Pe帽a 鈥渁cted out of a desire to engage with national politics, to fight back against what he saw as the 鈥榦ligarchs鈥� who had 鈥榬igged鈥� previous elections,鈥� the memorandum said. 鈥淗e chose violence and intimidation as his tools to achieve his personal, local, and national political objectives.鈥�

In their sentencing memorandum, prosecutors cite Pe帽a鈥檚 attempts to eliminate his codefendants by offering a car and $10,000 to any inmate who could kill Jose or Demetrio Trujillo, for which Pe帽a was convicted of three counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.

The memorandum also cites Pe帽a鈥檚 prior criminal history, which includes state convictions for auto burglary, receiving stolen property and other crimes. Federal prosecutors also contend that Pe帽a鈥檚 profession was 鈥渟torm chasing,鈥� which they describe as 鈥渢he practice of defrauding insurance companies by repairing nonexistent damage.鈥�