RALEIGH - John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging JOSE MANUEL CARDONA-RODRIGUEZ, age 31, of Mexico, LUIS MIGUEL CURIEL-ACUNA, age 34, of Mexico, HOMERO SIERRA-VILLA, age 47, of Mexico, and IGNACIO VENTURA-MENDOZA, age 33, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, CARDONA-RODRIGUEZ, SIERRA-VILLA, and VENTURA-MENDOZA would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
CURIEL-ACUNA is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (conspiracy to deliver cocaine). Therefore, if convicted, he faces a maximum imprisonment term of twenty years.
The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
The cases are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, specifically, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
