Three people were indicted this week for illegally re-entering the United States, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.
Mexican citizen Francisco Raul Yanez-Botello, 42, was last deported on July 31, 2012 but was recently found in Brecksville, according to the indictment.
Mexican citizen Pedro Aceves-Barajas, 26, was last deported on June 21, 2016, but was recently found in North Olmstead, according to the indictment.
Dominican citizen Jorge Luis Ortiz, 41, was deported in 2011 after being convicted of an aggravated felony, but was recently found in Brooklyn, according to the indictment.
The cases are not related.
The Botello case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karrie D. Howard following an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. Howard is also prosecuting the Barajas case following an investigation by the United States Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliot D. Morrison is prosecuting the Ortiz case following an investigation by the United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of 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. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial, in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.