Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska

Acting United States Attorney Matthew R. Molsen announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 22 unsealed Indictments charging 24 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Julius Phillips, age 40, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Phillips with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about November 21, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Phillips with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about November 21, 2024.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment.   

Jason Vorse, age 50, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, is charged with possession of child pornography on or about October 28, 2024.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Jonnathan Ernesto Santos-Fuentes, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Santos-Fuentes with false representation of a social security number with intent to deceive on or about September 25, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Santos-Fuentes with use of false identification documents on or about September 25, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Santos-Fuentes with false claim to U.S. citizenship to obtain employment on or about September 25, 2023. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  

Pedro David Jaimes-Diaz, age 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Jaimes-Diaz with false representation of a social security number on or about June 5, 2024.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Jaimes-Diaz with use of immigration documents not lawfully issued on or about June 5, 2024.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Jaimes-Diaz with false claim to U.S. citizenship on or about June 5, 2024.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 3 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.   

Walter Agustin Navarro-Santa Cruz, age 48, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Navarro-Santa Cruz with false representation of a social security number with intent to deceive on or about November 30, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Navarro-Santa Cruz with use of false identification documents on or about November 30, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Navarro-Santa Cruz with illegal reentry of a previously removed alien on or about March 21, 2025.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Edwin Abraham Navarro-Santacruz, age 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges Navarro-Santacruz with false representation of a social security number on or about September 14, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Navarro-Santacruz with use of false claim to U.S. citizenship on or about September 14, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 3 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Patrick Campbell, age 41, of North Platte, Nebraska, is charged with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud beginning on or about March 1, 2023, to April 5, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 4 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Ricardo Gutierrez-Castillo, age 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, Heleodoro Luviano-Cabrera, age 37, of Cypress, Texas, and Eric Luviano-Cabrera, age 40, of Cypress, Texas, are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about December 28, 2024, and continuing to on or about January 3, 2025.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.

Nelson Geovani Santos-Parada, age 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment.  Count I charges Santos-Parada with use of a false identification document on or about June 23, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges Santos-Parada with false representation of a social security number with intent to deceive on or about June 23, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count III charges Santos-Parada with false claim to U.S. citizenship on or about June 23, 2023.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 3 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Jose Dimas Escobar, age 45, of Fremont, Nebraska, is charged with false representation of a social security number on or about December 1, 2021.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Jose Guadalupe De La Torre, age 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about February 20, 2025, and continuing to on or about April 3, 2025.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, not less than 5-years and up to life term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Jorge Leonardo Hernandez-Romero, age 35, of Gretna, Nebraska, is charged with money laundering conspiracy from on or about May 7, 2022, and continuing to on or about December 14, 2022.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.   

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or her designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States:

Paul Randolfo Gutierrez Gamez, age 40

Eliseo Israel Escobar Marroquin, age 32

Jorge Luis Mejia Narciso, age 23

Maximiliano Rolando Perez-Gomez, age 30

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States following a felony conviction and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or her designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States:

Martin Silva Bravo, age 35

Ever Roberto Sauceda Castillo, age 37

Marcos Eliseo Tercero-Bautista, age 27

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States following an aggravated felony conviction and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or her designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States:

Alfredo Hernandez Lopez, age 48

Roberto Lamadrid Campuzano, age 36

Luis Edgardo Herrera-Ramos, age 61

The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

Contact Amy Donato at 402-661-3700 for further information.