Alien Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charge

RALEIGH – John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging SALVADOR MINA-GUZMAN, age 40, of Mexico with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien. He was apprehended in Wake County.

MINA-GUZMAN is alleged to have been previously deported four times from the United States and reentered without permission. If convicted, he would face a maximum imprisonment term of 2 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charge and allegation contained in the indictment are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The cases are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security.

# # #

News releases are available on the U. S. Attorney’s web page at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce within 48 hours of release

Follow us on twitter @USAO_EDNC