Multiple Defendants Charged with Federal Immigration Crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A federal grand jury in Huntsville has indicted nine individuals for illegal reentry after deportation and one individual for being an alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank.   

The following individuals were indicted for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported:

• Eusebio Cruz-Zurita, 29, of Mexico;
• Rufino Cristobal-Reyes, 41, of Mexico;
• Edgar Esmain Rivas-Martinez, 37, of Honduras;
• Rigoberto Tzun-Garcia, 34, of Guatemala;
• Eleazar Suarez-Salinas, 42, of Mexico;
• Rodolfo Cantu-Navarrete, 45, of Mexico;
• Albert Obel Figueroa-Figueroa, 40, of Guatemala;
• Juan Gomez-Marquires, aka “Diego Torrez-Tadeo,” 33, of Mexico; and
• Maximiliano Pablo-Cinto, 40, of Guatemala.

Karim Arguello-Barraza, 22, of Mexico, was charged with being an alien in possession of a firearm.

In addition to prosecuting these cases, Assistant U.S. Attorneys from the Northern District of Alabama continue to provide regular training to attorneys, federal agents, and state and local law enforcement partners to assist them in investigating and prosecuting immigration offenses in federal court.

An indictment contains only charges.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.