Five Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges, Illegal and Unlawful Alien in Possession of a Firearm, Passport Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, False Representation of Social Security Number, False Claim of US Citizenship in Order to Register to Vote

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 ABONZA BONIFACIO-GARCIA, age 33, of Mexico, and JOSE DIAZ-BRITO, age 40, of Mexico, with illegal reentry of a deported alien.

Additionally, the grand jury returned indictments charging JOHNNY ROEL-ROBLEDO, age 42, of Mexico, with illegal reentry of an aggravated felon and illegal and unlawful alien in possession of a firearm, and JORGE ALBERTO CHAVEZ-MORENO, age 38, of Mexico, with passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, false representation of a social security number, false claim to US citizenship in order to register to vote, and fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents. 

If convicted of illegal reentry of a deported alien, BONIFACIO-GARCIA, previously deported and found in Pitt County, and DIAZ-BRITO, previously deported and found in Wake County, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

ROEL-ROBLEDO, previously deported and found in Wake County, is alleged to have been previously removed subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine).  Therefore, if convicted, he would face a maximum imprisonment term of 30 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

If convicted of passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, false representation of a social security number, false claim to US citizenship in order to register to vote, and fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents, CHAVEZ-MORENO, found in Sampson County, would face maximum penalties of 37 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.