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Feb. 7, 2008
THREE MEN FROM MEXICO INDICTED ON CHARGES OF PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
WICHITA, KAN. – Johnny Varay Moreno, 22; Camilo Lopez-Correl, 39; and Adrien Estrada-Rosales, 23, are charged with one count of passing counterfeit $100 bills, one count of possession of counterfeit money, one count of possession of fraudulent documents in order to stay in the United States, one count of possession of counterfeit identification documents, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in January 2008 in Harvey County, Kan.
In addition, Moreno is charged alone with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
The three men initially were charged in a criminal complaint filed Jan. 25, 2008. They were arrested Jan. 11, 2008, at the Wal-Mart store in Newton, where they are accused of passing counterfeit currency.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Unlawful re-entry after deportation: A maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory 2 years in federal prison to run consecutive to the underlying sentence and a fine up to $250,000.
– Passing counterfeit currency: A maximum penalty of 20 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of counterfeit currency: A maximum penalty of 10 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of fraudulent documents to be employed: A maximum penalty of 20 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of counterfeit identification documents: A maximum penalty of 15 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting Wednesday in Wichita also returned the following indictments:
Tifini Chapman, 27, Dodge City, Kan., and Bryan Chapman, 39, Dodge City, Kan., are charged with one count of counterfeiting $10 bills. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 27, 2007, in Ford County, Kan.
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
Robert R. James, 43, is charged with one count of bank robbery. According to the indictment, on Jan. 26, 2008, he robbed the Intrust Bank branch at 1544 S. Webb in Wichita, Kan.
He initially was charged in a criminal complaint filed Jan. 31, 2008.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
Brenda K. Oster, 44, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of stealing articles from the mail while she was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. The crime is alleged to have occurred July 25, 2007, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
Andrea S. Minor, 33, Baxter Springs, Kan., is charged with one count of stealing articles from the mail while she was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. The crime is alleged to have occurred Oct. 9, 2007, in Cherokee County, Kan.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
Israel Tapia, 27, Bowie, Ariz., is charged with one count of unlawful possession with intent to distribute 28.5 pounds of marijuana, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 8, 2008, in Pratt County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the marijuana charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each of the other charges. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.
Bernardo Arango-Ramirez, 35, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Jan. 28, 2008, in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Omar Mireles-Ayala, 31, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Jan. 17, 2008, in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Cristian Bernal-Casteneda, 28, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of unlawfully transporting illegal aliens within the United States, two counts of unlawful possession of another person’s identification, and one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 8, 2008, the same day he was found in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the transportation charge; a maximum penalty of 2 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the re-entry charge; and a mandatory 2 years consecutive to other sentences on the charge of aggravated identity theft. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Mario Garcia-Hernandez, 37, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported, one count of using false documents to be employed in the United States, one count of making a false statement to the government, one count of producing a false identification document, and four counts of aggravated identity theft. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in January 2008 in Marion County, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Re-entry after deportation: A maximum penalty of 2 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Possession of fraudulent documents in order to be employed in the United States: A maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and fine up to $250,000.
– Making a false statement to the government: A maximum penalty of 5 years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Producing a false identification document: A maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.
– Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory 2 years in federal prison to run consecutively to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Rigoberto Hernandez-Jiminez, 30, a citizen of Mexico, and Jacob Hernandez-Jiminez, 32, a citizen of Mexico, are charged with knowingly transporting illegal aliens within the united states. According to the indictment, they transported four undocumented Mexican citizens in a 1993 Ford Explorer. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 14, 2008, in Sumner County, Kan.
If convicted, the face a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
William Ariel Palma-Fabian, 32, a citizen of Guatemala, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Jan. 11, 2008, in Wichita, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Erasmo Ronquillo-Pena, 34, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entered the United Sates after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Jan. 9, 2008, in Hutchinson, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
John Doe, whose true name has not been established, is charged with making a false statement on a passport application. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 28, 2002, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. The Office of Inspector General - U.S. Department of State investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
John Doe, whose true name has not been established, is charged with one count of making a false statement on a passport application, one count of using false documents to be employed in the United States and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of making a false statement on a passport application and on the charge of using counterfeit documents; and a mandatory 2 years in federal prison to run consecutive to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on each count of aggravated identity theft. The Office of Inspector General - U.S. Department of State investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Rafael Marquez-Peneda, 49, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of a felony and deported. He was found Aug. 21, 2007, in Liberal, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
Jose A. Diaz-Cerda, 37, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 2 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.
As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal
conduct.
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