Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska

Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 12 unsealed Indictments charging 14 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.

Katherine L. Woitaszewski, age 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Woitaszewski with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine beginning as early as December 1, 2024, and continuing to on or about May 27, 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. Count II charges Woitaszewski with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about May 27, 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.

Samuel Rosberg, age 24, of Creighton, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Rosberg with possession of an unregistered firearm, identified as a silencer, on or about June 3, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 10 years' imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Rosberg with possession of an unregistered firearm, identified as an LC Smith double barrel shotgun with less than 18-inch barrel, on or about June 3, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 10 years' imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges Rosberg with possession of an unregistered firearm, identified as an Excel shotgun with less than 18-inch barrel, on or about June 3, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 10 years' imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment.

Leah Burleigh, age 22, and Johnathon Davenport, age 33, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, are charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Burleigh with straw purchasing of a firearm on or about January 25, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Burleigh and Davenport with making a false statement during acquisition of a firearm on or about January 25, 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. Count III charges Davenport with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on, about, or between January 25, 2025, through January 29, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not more than 15 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years, and a $100 special assessment.

Romeo Edilzar Yaxcal-Tiul, age 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a three-count Indictment. Count I charges Yaxcal-Tiul with false representation of a Social Security number on or about October 2, 2024. 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 Yaxcal-Tiul with use of false immigration identification documents on or about October 2, 2024. 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 III charges Yaxcal-Tiul with resisting a federal officer on or about June 1, 2025. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 1 year imprisonment, a $100,000 fine, a 1-year term of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment.

Angela Rocio Urrutia Cruz, age 35, and Miguel Angel Salazar-Zuniga, age 33, both of Omaha, Nebraska, are charged in a seven-count Indictment. Count I charges Urrutia Cruz and Salazar-Zuniga with conspiracy to encourage or induce illegal entry from about May 1, 2022, to May 28, 2025. 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. Counts II-VII charge Urrutia Cruz and Salazar-Zuniga with encouraging or inducing illegal entry on or about May 1, 2022, to May 28, 2025. The maximum possible penalty on each count if convicted is 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-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 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:

Israel Perez, age 47

Manuel Ramirez Ambrocio, age 24

Amilcar Lopez Saenz, age 36

Usiel Demeio Velasquez-Velasquez, age 35

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:

Juan Carlos Garcia, age 46

Raymundo Robles-Santiago, 46

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.

The following individuals were charged with being an alien, who previously had been excluded, deported and removed from the United States following an aggravated 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:

Teodoro Martinez-Sandoval, age 43

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.

Contact Amy Donato at 402-661-3700 for further information.