Six Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

WILMINGTON – 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 JOSE LUIS CRUZ-HERNANDEZ, age 33, of Honduras, LUCIO HERNANDEZ-VARGAS, age 43, of Mexico, ROBERTO MACEDA-TEQUEXTLE, age 39, of Mexico, MARIO MOTA-SERRANO, age 41, of Mexico, SANTOS DAMIAN ROBLERO-MORALES, age 34, of Mexico, and RAMON RUTILIO ROMERO-ORTIZ, age 44, of Honduras, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, HERNANDEZ-VARGAS, MOTA-SERRANO, ROBLERO-MORALES, and ROMERO-ORTIZ would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

CRUZ-HERNANDEZ is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to a felony conviction (illegal reentry of a deported alien). 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.

MACEDA-TEQUEXTLE is alleged to have been previously deported 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 20 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.