Grand jury indicts 10 on immigration charges

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Edition Date: 04/18/08

Twelve of the 13 employees arrested on April 2 by immigration authorities at Specialty Inc. wood products company in Homedale now face federal charges.
A grand jury in Boise has indicted 10 men and two women on charges of possession of counterfeit alien registration receipt cards, misuse of Social Security numbers, aggravated identity theft, and illegal entry or re-entry after deportation, both immigration violations.

Those charged are Herminio Villa-Gonzalez, 21; Isrobel Madrigal-Valdez, 22; Rolando Hurtado-Vega, 33; Juan Benavides-Ayon, 24; Adan Ortiz-Ruiz, 38; Jesus Nuno-Coronado, 44; Adulfo Gonzalez-Hernandez, 29; Manuel Chavez-Elias, 38; Ventura Vargas-Ruiz, 21; Reyes Becerril-Luis, 20; Elba Machuca-Macias, 37; and Amelia Ramos-Alcala, 27.

Villa-Gonzalez, Madrigal-Valdez, Benavides-Ayon, Ortiz-Ruiz, and Nuno-Coronado immediately pleaded guilty and were deported.

A trial is scheduled in Boise on June 9 for Gonzalez-Hernandez and Machuca-Macias; Hurtado-Vega and Chavez-Elias have a trial date of June 17.

Ramos-Alcala's arraignment is scheduled on April 24.

The defendants face sentences of up to 10 years for possession of counterfeit alien registration receipt cards; five years for misuse of Social Security numbers; two years for identity theft; and six months to a maximum of 20 years for illegal entry or re-entry after deportation.

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