Three Mexican nationals indicted for reentry of removed alien

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A federal grand jury indicted three Mexican nationals on charges they reentered the country illegally, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Bonifacio Zarate-Flores, age 27, was indicted on one count of “Reentry of Removed Alien.” Zarate-Flores was removed from the United States in 2015 and 2016. He was then allegedly found in Berkeley County on April 18, 2017.

Eusebio Paulino Lopez-Lopez, age 28, was indicted on one count of “Reentry of a Removed Alien.” Lopez-Lopez was removed from the United States in 2008. He was allegedly found in Berkeley County on April 8, 2017.

Regino Castro-Sanchez, age 45, was indicted on one count of “Reentry of a Removed Alien” and one count of “Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and Other Documents.” Castro-Sanchez was removed from the United States in 2003. He was allegedly found in Berkeley County on April 19, 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski is prosecuting the Zarate-Flores and Castro-Sanchez cases on behalf of the government. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin is prosecuting the Lopez-Lopez case on behalf of the government. The United States Department of Homeland Security Immigrations & Customs Enforcement investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.