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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
July 1, 2008
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED IN COUNTERFEITING, FORGERY CASE
WICHITA, KAN. – Johnny Varay Moreno, 23, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in federal prison for counterfeiting, forgery and unlawful re-entry after deportation.
Moreno and two co-defendants, Adrien Estrada-Rosales and Camilo Lopez-Corral, pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit $100 bills at the Wal-Mart store in Newton, Kan., and the attempted cashing of forged payroll checks at the Hutchinson Credit Union branch in Haven, Kan.
The three men were unlawfully present in the United States when the incidents occurred and were connected to the passing of a total of more than $10,000 in counterfeit $100 bills in several states. The Kansas incidents occurred in December 2007 and January 2008.
“All three men face mandatory removal from the United States after they complete their prison sentences,” said U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren.
Camilo Lopez-Corral was sentenced in June to 30 months in federal prison. Adrien Estrada-Rosales is scheduled for sentencing July 7.
The case was investigated by the Newton, Kan., Police Department, the United States Secret Service, the Hutchinson Police Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson.
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