Mexican Man Residing In West Virginia Pleads Guilty To Immigration Crime
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 8:15 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebook Independent News,
CHARLESTON, W.VA.- On Monday, October 7, 2024, David Cuevas, 45, a Mexican national residing in West Virginia, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., to one count of Fraud and Misuse of a Lawful Permanent Resident Card.
Following entering his plea on Monday, Judge Copenhaver accepted Cuevas’ plea and scheduled sentencing for November 21, 2024. At which time, Cuevas faces up to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson, on May 30, 2019, Cuevas fraudulently possessed and used information from a Permanent Resident Card issued to another person to apply for an explosives license from the West Virginia Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Cuevas Admits Guilt
During his allocution, Cuevas admitted that he knew the information he provided on his explosives application was false and that he submitted the other person’s Permanent Resident Card with the application. Cuevas further admitted that he sought the explosives license to assist him in his employment laying a pipeline for a construction company in Greenbrier, Nicholas, and Fayette counties in West Virginia.
The case was investigated by the United States Department of State-Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the West Virginia Office of the Fire Marshal.
