Morgantown Man Indicted On 32 Counts Of Harboring Illegal Migrants
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WHEELING, W.VA.- A 40-year-old Morgantown, West Virginia, construction company owner is facing nearly 200 years in federal prison after he was taken into custody and charged in the unsealing of an indictment with harboring and hiring illegal migrants who were not citizens and are unlawfully in the United States.
According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld and the filed indictment that was unsealed on Monday, September 30, 2024, Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, also known as “Hector,” 40 owner and operator of A&M Homes, LLC, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, harbored and hired individuals who were illegally in the United States to work for his construction company.
Reyes used the social security numbers of others to create fraudulent tax documents for individuals unlawfully in the country. Reyes also created false West Virginia driver’s licenses and immigration forms to provide to the West Virginia Division of Labor officials.
Charges Unsealed In The Indictment
The indictment handed down by a Federal Grand Jury for the Northern District of West Virginia charges Reyes with one count of Conspiracy to Harbor Aliens for Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; thirty-two counts of False Representation Regarding Social Security Numbers; one count of Corrupt Interference with Due Administration of the Tax Code; and one count of Immigration Fraud Related to Work Visas.
If convicted on the charges in the indictment, Reyes could be sentenced to 190 years in prison. A U.S. District Court Judge would determine the actual sentence based on the seriousness of the crimes and Reyes’s past criminal history.
The case was investigated by agents of the Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations, and the Social Security Administration-Office of Inspector General.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
