WILMINGTON - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Wilmington has returned indictments charging EDGARDO GANDARILLA-NUNEZ, age 28, of Mexico, and RUBEN ESTRADA-MARTINEZ, age 38, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, GANDARILLA-NUNEZ, 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.
If convicted of illegal reentry of an alien subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction (conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine), ESTRADA-MARTINEZ, found in Nash County, would face a maximum imprisonment term of twenty years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
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 ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
