Four Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges, False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Illegal and Unlawful Alien in Possession of a Firearm

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 BERNABE RAMIREZ-RAMIREZ, age 22, of Mexico, DOMINGO BARTOLON-LOPEZ, age 29, of Mexico with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.   

Additionally, a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging LUIS CESAREO ALVAREZ-IBARRA, age 30, of Mexico, with False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Illegal Reentry.

Furthermore, a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging FAOZI SALEH AYAYAH, age 25, of Yemen, with Illegal and Unlawful Alien in Possession of a Firearm.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, RAMIREZ-RAMIREZ, previously deported and found in Sampson County, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry subsequent to a felony conviction, BARTOLON-LOPEZ, previously deported and found in Wayne County, would face a maximum imprisonment term of 10 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

If convicted of Illegal and Unlawful Alien in Possession of a Firearm, AYALAH, found in Halifax County, would face maximum penalties of ten years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

If convicted of False Representation of a Social Security Account Number, Aggravated Identity Theft, and illegal reentry, ALVAREZ-IBARRA, previously deported and found in Robeson County, would face maximum penalties of nine 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.