Texas man charged with illegally transporting three minors into the United States

An information was filed charging Arely Gonzalez-Corea, 37, of Katy, Texas, with transporting illegal aliens with the United States, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Corea was stopped in Sandusky County last month and found to have three juveniles who were in the United States illegally, two from Guatemala and one from Nicaragua, according to the information.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after reviewing factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation.  In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The investigating agency in this case is the Bureau of Customs & Border Protection, Sandusky, Ohio. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Tracey B. Tangeman.

An information is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.