Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska - August 2026

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 15 unsealed Indictments charging 16 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. David Barrera Jr. , age 48, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Barrera Jr. with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about September 16, 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 Barrera Jr. with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about October 1, 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 III charges Barrera Jr. with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about December 10, 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 IV charges Barrera Jr. with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about December 10, 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. Gurarppan Singh Gill , age 23, of Seward, Nebraska, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine on or about May 27, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 10 years and up to life of 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. John M. Dubray, III, age 40, and Jill C. Dubray, age 40, of Columbus, Nebraska, are charged in a six-count Indictment. Count I charges John Dubray and Jill Dubray with conspiracy to commit bank fraud beginning on October 1, 2015, through on or about August 31, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges John Dubray and Jill Dubray with bank fraud on or about October 1, 2015, through on or about December 31, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count III charges John Dubray and Jill Dubray with bank fraud on or about January 1, 2019, through on or about December 31, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count IV charges John Dubray and Jill Dubray with credit union fraud on or about February 1, 2020, through on or about September 30, 2020. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count V charges John Dubray with theft, embezzlement and misapplication by a bank officer on October 1, 2015, through on or about May 30, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count VI charges John Dubray with bank bribery on or about October 1, 2015, through on or about May 30, 2022. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 30 years of imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Jennifer Marie Harlow, age 48, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about July 8, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is not less than 5 years and up to 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not less than 4 years and up to life, and a $100 special assessment. Jose Gerardo Ruiz Alonso , age 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I charges Ruiz Alonso with being an alien in possession of a firearm on or about July 10, 2026. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is up to 15 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II charges Ruiz Alonso with being an alien in possession of a firearm on or about July 21, 2026. 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. 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 his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States: Josue Isaac Ayala Melgar, age 40 Oscar Aguilar-Pablo , age 41 Luis Antonio Chavez Portillo , age 40 Abraham Gonzalez-Garcia , age 48 Migel Silvas-Ledesma , age 40 Jairo Garcia Murillo , age 44 Andres Ambrocio Perez , age 30 The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 2 years of 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 his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States: Salvador Mora Cisneros , age 45 Antonio Manuel Lucero Reyes , age 63 The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years of 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 his designated successor having expressly consented to the defendant’s reapplication for admission into the United States: Francisco Javier Ledesma Santa Cruz , age 36 The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.