RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging EDWIN MONROY-ABASOLO, age 30, of Mexico, JOSE QUISTIAN-LUPES, age 34, of Mexico, and OSCAR GEOVANI OLIVERA-HERNANDEZ, age 26, of Honduras with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

 

Additionally, the grand jury returned an indictment charging JOSE JUAN PEREZ-CAMPOZANO, age 47, of Mexico, with false attestation, fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, false representation of a social security number, and aggravated identity theft.

 

If convicted of illegal reentry of a deported alien, MONROY-ABASOLO, previously deported and found in Wake County, and QUISTIAN-LUPES, previously deported and found in Wake County, would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

 

OLIVERA-HERNANDEZ, previously deported twice and found in Wake County, is alleged to have been previously removed subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (3 counts of indecent liberties with a child).  Therefore, if convicted, he would face a maximum imprisonment term of 20 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

 

If convicted of false attestation, fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, false representation of a social security number, and aggravated identity theft, PEREZ-CAMPOZANO, found in Sampson County, would face maximum penalties of 27 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

 

 

 

 

 

The cases are being investigated by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations..