Four people were indicted for immigration-related offenses.
Anita Marin-Arres, 61, of Mexico, was indicted on charges of making a false statement of citizenship to obtain to fraudulently obtain a valid Ohio driver’s license and fraud and misuse of visas and other documents related to her use of a forged Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident (LAPR) card to obtain employment.
Misael Vargas-Samano, 34, of Mexico, was indicted on charges of making a false statement of citizenship to obtain employment and fraud and misuse of visas or other documents related to his use of a forged Social Security card to obtain employment.
David Delgado-Salazar, 34, of El Salvador, was indicted on charges of making a false statement of citizenship to obtain employment and fraud and misuse of visas or other documents related to his use of a forged Social Security card to obtain employment.
Nora R. Galvez-Roblero, 44, of Mexico, was indicted on charges of fraud and misuse of visas and other documents related to her use of forged LAPR cards to obtain employment.
These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Noah P. Hood and Michael Freeman following investigations by Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection,and Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations.
Each of these defendants was administratively detained following an enforcement action in the Sandusky area in June 2018.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after reviewing factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
