Five Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

RALEIGH – John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging ALEXIS AQUIRRE-VELASQUEZ, age 29, of Guatemala, FERNANDO CARILLO-VASQUEZ, age 27, of Mexico, NESTOR RAFAEL CHAVEZ-DAVID, age 36, of Honduras, JUAN EDGAR MARTINEZ-RUIZ, age 30, of Mexico, and ROSALIO QUINTERO-CASTILLO, age 40, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, AQUIRRE-VELASQUEZ, CHAVEZ-DAVID, MARTINEZ-RUIZ and QUINTERO-CASTILLO would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

CARILLO-VASQUEZ is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to a felony conviction (trafficking cocaine). Therefore, if convicted, he would face a maximum imprisonment term of 10 years, 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 the Department of Homeland Security.