Central Nebraskans Involved in Federal Grand Jury Indictments
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 30 unsealed Indictments charging 31 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.
Jeffery Robinson, age 49, of Springfield, Nebraska, is charged with failure to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) from on or about April 7, 2025, through on or about May 2, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Devon Rice, age 28, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with attempted production of child pornography beginning at least on or about May 30, 2025, and continuing to on or about June 18, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 15 years’ and not more than 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Dakota Parrott, age 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 24, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Joshua Hollum, age 46, of Kearney, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Hollum with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about February 4, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Hollum with use and carry of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on or about February 4, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to life imprisonment consecutive to Count I, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 5 years, and a $100 special assessment.
Victor Zavala Garcia, age 53, of Crete, Nebraska, is charged with making false statement in an application for a passport on or about June 5, 2023. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Tyson Bauer, age 47, of Deshler, Nebraska, is charged with knowingly making false statement for the purpose of influencing the action of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on or about December 14, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Eulisis Martin, age 34, of Grand Island, Nebraska, is charged in a four-count Indictment. Count I charges Martin with attempting malicious damage to federal property using explosive materials on or about June 9, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Martin with possession of a destructive device commonly known as a Molotov cocktail on or about June 9, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Martin with destruction of government property on or about June 14, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count IV charges Martin with impeding, intimidating or interfering with federal officials by threat beginning from on or about June 9, 2025, and continuing until on or about June 14, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 6 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Cristian Manuel Tovar-Olivares, age 25, and Snaider Sthiferson Castro Hidalgo, age 32, both of Kearney, Nebraska, are charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Tovar-Olivares and Castro Hidalgo with conspiracy to commit bank burglary and unauthorized access of a protected computer on or about July 6, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Tovar-Olivares and Castro Hidalgo with attempted bank burglary on or about July 6, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Tovar-Olivares and Castro Hidalgo with unauthorized access of a protected computer on or about July 6, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Daryl J. Leise, age 56, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with three counts of bank fraud on or about June 21, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for each count.
Carina Guadalupe Salazar-Zuniga, age 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Salazar-Zuniga with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents from on or about December 19, 2024, through on or about May 28, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Salazar-Zuniga with buying a counterfeit social security card on or about December 19, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Cody Chilson, age 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with escape from custody on or about June 5, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Salih M. Samin Totakhil, age 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with international parental kidnapping on or about March 19, 2022, and continuing to at least on or about March 31, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 3 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Tyrece D. Thomas, age 24, of Macy, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Thomas with sexual assault by force or threat on or about June 8, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charged Thomas with sexual assault by threat on or about June 8, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Guadalupe Cabrera Mejia, age 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Cabrera Mejia with false representation of a social security number on or about January 30, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Cabrera Mejia with fraud and misuse of false identification documents on or about January 30, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Cabrera Mejia with false claim to U.S. citizenship on or about January 30, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 5 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Marvin Aleman Zepeda, age 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with assault, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a deadly or dangerous weapon on or about June 10, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Thomas M. Laughlin, age 45, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about May 26, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Rodolfo De Leon Cua, age 46, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two count Indictment. Count I charges De Leon Cua with transportation of child pornography between on or about February 1, 2024, and on or about June 30, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges De Leon Cua with possession of child pornography on or about February 5, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Joyce M. Beauchamp, age 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three count Indictment. Count I charges Beauchamp with production or attempted production of child pornography beginning on an unknown date and continuing through on or about December 31, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 15 years’ and up to 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Beauchamp with production or attempted production of child pornography beginning on an unknown date and continuing through on or about December 31, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 15 years’ and up to 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Beauchamp with distribution of child pornography beginning on an unknown date and continuing through on or about February 14, 2023. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years’ and up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Juan Cabrera Rivera, age 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three count Indictment. Count I charges Cabrea Rivera with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine beginning on or about May 6, 2024, and continuing to on or about May 14, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Cabrera Rivera with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about May 6, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Cabrera Rivera possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about May 14, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Travell Richard, age 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about December 6, 2024. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Michael Krauth, age 63, of Fremont, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about March 4, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years’ and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 5 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment.
Tresean E. Washington, age 32, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about April 6, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Osmar Lorenzo-Genchi, age 20, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two count Indictment. Count I charges Lorenzo-Genchi with assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal law enforcement officers involving the intent to commit another felony on or about June 10, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 8 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Lorenzo-Genchi with willfully injuring or committing any depredation against any property of the United States in excess of $1,000.00 on or about June 10, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, age 30, of Bellevue, Nebraska, is charged in a three count Indictment. Count I charges Hurtado-Cariaco with attempted murder of a federal officer on or about June 18, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Hurtado-Cariaco with assault, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees on or about June 18, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Hurtado-Cariaco with resisting a federal officer on or about June 18, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 1 year imprisonment, a $100,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment.
The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or her designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States:
Tomas Castillo-Martinez, age 30
Carlos Humberto Barrios Perez, age 52
Dulce Anel Franco-Cortez, age 31
Ignacio Galvez Aguilar, age 39
The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a one-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States following a felony conviction and were found in the United States, without the Attorney General of the United States or her designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States:
Nelson Enrique Rivera-Maradiaga, age 45
Francisco Meza-Carmona, age 42
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.