CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Five men from Mexico, Peru, and Honduras were indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on January 8, 2019, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Four men are charged with one count of “Reentry of a Removed Alien."
Feliciano Pelagio Mariluz-Tafur, age 43, a citizen of Peru
Bruno Mauricio-Solis, age 24, a citizen of Mexico
Javier Rosario-Azamar, age 43, a citizen of Mexico
Jose Cristino Cubas-Zavala, age 29, of Honduras
The four are accused of being in Harrison County in December 2018 after having previously been removed from the United States.
An additional defendant, Guillermo Santiago-Francisco, age 24, a citizen of Mexico, along with Cubas-Zavala are each charged with one count of “Fraud and Misuse of Document." They are accused of forging a document used as evidence of legal entry or authorized stay for employment in the United States in December 2018 in Harrison County.
The reentry charges carry a sentence of up to two years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. The fraud charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years incarceration and fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Diplomatic Security Services investigated.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
