United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 15 indictments charging 15 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

*          Severiano Barrera Roman, age 28, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction on or about June 25, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Ruben Estuardo Cambara Cambara, age 40, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 25, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Julio Carias Munoz, age 52, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 12, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Ramon Grijalba-Lopez, age 33, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 10, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Michael G. Hymes, age 39, is charged with Bank Robbery by force from an employee at Creighton Federal Credit Union in the approximate amount of $4,000.00 on or about July 15, 2018.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Noe Juarez-Garcia, age 36, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 28, 2019, following an aggravated felony conviction.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Luis Maria-Aguado, age 32, is charged with kidnapping on or about May 6, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Alexis Martinez-Chino, age 24, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 18, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Martin Trujillo Munoz, age 26, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about June 19, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Jason David Oetter, age 47, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on April 29, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.     

*          Jose Ivan Rodriguez Pacheco, age 35, is charged in a two-count Indictment.  Count I charges the defendant with fraud, misuse of visas, permits and other documents beginning on or about September 9, 2014.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.  Count II charges the defendant with falsely representing a social security number on or about September 9, 2014.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. 

*          Tapia Santos Diaz, age 32, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 6, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Miguel Angel Simon-Martinez, age 23, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about July 9, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

*          Kenneth Wayne Smith, age 42, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual) on May 24, 2019.  The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 40 years’ imprisonment, $5,000,000 fine, 4-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.    

*          Russell Eugene Westerfield a/k/a Russell E. Ritter-Westerfield, a/k/a Russell Ugene Westerfield, a/k/a Russell Eugene Ritter, age 42, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, (actual) and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (mixture) beginning on or about August 1, 2017 and continuing to on or about September 27, 2018.   The maximum possible penalty if convicted is Life imprisonment, $10,000,000 fine, 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.