Nine Aliens Indicted on Immigration and Fraud Violations

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 VICTOR DIAZ-HERNANDEZ, age 46, of Mexico, OSMAN MAURICIO GOMEZ-MARTINEZ, age 19, of Honduras, JUAN CARLOS GUTIERREZ, age 51, of Honduras, JORGE ORLIN MAYORGA-RAMOS, age 33, of Honduras, JOSE LUIS MONTERO-GARCIA, age 28, of Mexico, JOSE GUADALUPE RAMIREZ-LOPEZ, age 28, of Mexico, GONZALO RUIZ-MARTINEZ, age 24, of Mexico, and RICARDO ADAN SANCHEZ-CAMPOS, age 36, of El Salvador, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien. Further, a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging ELIZABETH JOSE-MORALES, age 29, of Mexico, with False Representation of a Social Security Account Number and Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and other Documents.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, DIAZ-HERNANDEZ, GUTIERREZ, MONTERO-GARCIA, RAMIREZ-LOPEZ, RUIZ-MARTINEZ, and SANCHEZ-CAMPOS would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

GOMEZ-MARTINEZ and MAYORGA-RAMOS are alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to aggravated felony convictions (larceny after breaking and entering, and common law robbery, respectively). Therefore, if convicted, they face a maximum imprisonment term of twenty years, 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 and Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and other Documents, JOSE-MORALES faces a maximum imprisonment term of twenty-five 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.