03/29/2024
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Seven Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges, False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, False Claim Of United States Citizenship with Intent to Engage Unlawfully in Employment, and Aggravated Identity Theft
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging VALENTIN GARCIA-CRUZ, age 21, of Mexico, JUAN ALVAREZ-GUTIERREZ, age 39, of Mexico, ANA ROSA FERNANDEZ, age 53, of Honduras, JUAN LOPEZ-RODRIGUEZ, age 42, of Mexico, and MARCIO SANTOS-PORTILLO, age 44, of Honduras, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

Additionally, a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging JOSE NOEL IZAGUIRRE-INESTROZA, age 42, of Honduras, and WILSON ABAD INESTROZA, age 37, of Honduras, with False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, False Representation of United States Citizenship with Intent to Engage Unlawfully in Employment in the United States, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, GARCIA-CRUZ, found in Wake County, ALVAREZ-GUTIERREZ, found in New Hanover County, and LOPEZ-RODRIGUEZ, found inWake County, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

SANTOS-PORTILLO, found in New Hanover County, is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to a felony conviction (evading arrest). If convicted, he would face maximum penalties of ten years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

FERNANDEZ, found in Onslow County, is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (conspiracy to manufacture marijuana). If convicted she would face maximum penalties of twenty years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

If convicted of False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, False Representation of United States Citizenship with Intent to Engage Unlawfully in Employment in the United States, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, IZAGUIRRE-INESTROZA, found in Sampson County, and INESTROZA, found in Sampson County, would face maximum penalties of twelve years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations.  The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The cases are being investigated by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations.

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