Federal Grand Jury Indicts 7 Illegal Aliens (KFDM-TX)

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 7 Illegal Aliens

November 13, 2008 - 10:53AM
posted by: Scott Lawrence

SHERMAN, TX-United States Attorney Rebecca A. Gregory announced that a federal grand jury returned indictments yesterday charging multiple individuals in separate cases of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

ALEJANDRO ALLAN ROMAN-TORRES, 25, a citizen of Mexico, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on September 11, 2008, Roman-Torres was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about March 6, 2008. If convicted, Roman-Torres faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

JOSE APOLONIO GARCIA-NIETO, 46, a citizen of Mexico, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on August 20, 2008, Garcia-Nieto was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about August 10, 1992. If convicted, Garcia-Nieto faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

RODRIGO PUGA-ORTIZ, 24, a citizen of Mexico, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on April 20, 2008, Puga-Ortiz was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about August 9, 2006. If convicted, Puga-Ortiz faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

JUAN ANTONIO LABRADA-SOTO, 43, a citizen of Mexico, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on September 26, 2008, Labrada-Soto was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about October 11, 2002. If convicted, Labrada-Soto faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

ANGEL GERARDO LOPEZ-MEJIA, 32, a citizen of El Salvador, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on September 11, 2008, Lopez-Mejia was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about December 10, 2002. If convicted, Lopez-Mejia faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

ROGELIO CARMONA-GONZALEZ, 38, a citizen of Mexico, has been indicted for re-entry of a deported alien. According to the indictment, on July 5, 2008, Carmona-Gonzalez was found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported on or about February 10, 2005. If convicted, CARMONA-GONZALEZ faces up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00. This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney M. Andrew Stover.

SAMUEL PEREZ, of Corinth, Texas, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on September 3, 2008, for five counts of tax evasion. The indictment alleges that Perez under-reported his income tax on his tax returns for the calendar years 2002 through 2006 If convicted, Perez faces up to 5 years in prison on each count. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney J. Andrew Williams.

It is important to note that an indictment should not be considered as evidence of guilt and that all persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.