Press Release
July Grand Jury
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska
Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 24 indictments charging 26 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.
* Jose Efrain Marin Aranda, age 33, of Chicago, Illinois and Juan Jose Silva Castaneda, age 34, of Waukeegan, Illinois, are charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of a mixture containing cocaine on or about July 6, 2017, The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Juan Barrera-Yerbabuena, age 31, of Grand Island, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 21, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Miguel Barrera-Yerbabuena, of Grand Island, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about June 21, 2017. 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.
* Alejandro Camacho-Perez, age 34, of Scottsbluff, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 25, 2017. 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.
* Esteban Carreto-Lopez, age 38, of Hastings, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about October 30, 2012. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Jose Luis Castillo De La Rosa, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about October 30, 2012. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Luis Ceja, age 35, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about January 15, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Daniel Escobar-Marroquin, a/k/a A.W.R, age 36, of Schuyler, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with fraudulent use of a social security number on or about January 5, 2015. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Escobar-Marroquin with false representation of U.S. Citizenship on or about January 5, 2015. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Francisco Espinoza-Lopez, age 31, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 19, 2017. 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.
* Jaime Eduardo Galvez Rivera, age 46, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about July 14, 2017. 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.
* Kaylee A. Taylor, age 33, and Joseph S. Hamilton, age 35, are charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about November, 2016, and continuing to on or about April, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Taylor and Hamilton with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about April 18, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Angela Hernandez, age 40, of Plattsmouth, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about May 25, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Agustin Herrera Mora, age 42, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about July 3, 2017. 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.
* Nichollas Troy Johnson, age 24, of Harwood North Dakota, is charged with transportation of a minor for the purpose of sexual activity on or about July 10, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, supervised release for life, and a $100 special assessment.
* Christian Jerrad LaPointe, age 26, of Winnebago, is charged with sexual abuse with an incapable victim on or about June, 25, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, supervised release for life, and a $100 special assessment.
* Julian Lara-Arellano , age 41, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 26, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Ivan Leon-Vega, age 36, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about June 30, 2017. 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.
* Norberto Malagon-Vega, age 41, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 26, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Justin Montello, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with interference with federally protected activity on or about August 8, 2015. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Montello with threatening interstate communication on or about August 8, 2015. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Jose Guadalupe Palma-Ceballos, age 33, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about June 28, 2017. 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.
* Manuel Portillo-Choto, age 33, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about June 28, 2017. 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.
* Chaz Corleone Santangelo, age 40, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning on or about December, 2015, and continuing to on or about December 2, 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a 5 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Santangelo with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about December 2, 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
* Stanley Lee White, Jr., a/k/a “Ironboy”, age 50, of Niobrara, Nebraska, is charged with abusive sexual contact between on or about March 20, 2015, and on or about March 19, 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, supervised release for life, and a $100 special assessment.
* Eric Wooding, age 40, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges the defendant with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine beginning on or about September, 2011 and continuing to on or about February, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a 4 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Wooding with possession with intent to distribute a mixture of methamphetamine on or about January 7, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Updated July 21, 2017
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