UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NO. 22-mj-8474-RMM 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

vs. 

RICARDO ANTONIO CHAG-GONZALES, 

Defendant. 

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CRIMINAL COVER SHEET 

I . Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Northern Region of the United States 

Attorney's Office prior to August 8, 2014 (Mag. Judge Shaniek Maynard)? _ Yes X No 

2. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Central Region of the United States 

Attorney's Office prior to October 3, 2019 (Mag. Judge Jared Strauss)? _ Yes x_ No 

BY: 

Respectfully submitted, 

JUAN ANTONIO GONZALEZ 

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 

SHANNON O'SHEA DARSCH 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Southern District of Florida 

Florida Bar No. 68566 

500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 

Telephone: (561) 209-1027 

E-mail: shannon.darsch@usdoj.gov 

SP Oct 17, 2022 West Palm Beach

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AO 9 1 (Rev. 08/09) Criminal Complaint 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

United States of America 

V. 

Ricardo Antonio Chag-Gonzales 

Defendant(s) 

for the 

Southern District of Florida 

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Case No. 22-mj-8474-RMM 

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER RELIABLE ELECTRONIC MEANS 

I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and be! ief. 

On or about the date(s) of ____ O_c_t_o_b_er_1_4~ 2_0_2_2 ____ in the county of ____ P_a_lm_ B_e_a_c_h ___ in the 

Southern District of Florida , the defendant(s) violated: ---'--===------

Code Section 

8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 

Offense Description 

Illegal re-entry after removal. 

This criminal complaint is based on these facts: 

SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT. 

~ Continued on the attached sheet. 

HSI TFO Andy Korzen 

Printed name and title 

Attested to by the Applicant in accordance with the requirements ofFed.R.Crim .P. 4. 1 by __________ _ 

Date: 

City and state: West Palm Beach Florida 

Judge 's signature 

Honorable Ryon M. McCabe, United States Magistrate Judge 

Printed name and title 

SP Oct 17, 2022 West Palm Beach

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AFFIDAVIT 

OF 

ANDYKORZEN 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 

I, Andy Korzen, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows: 

I. I am a Task Force Officer (TFO) with the Homeland Security 

Investigations (HSI), and I am also Deportation Officer with the Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement and have been so employed for over nineteen years. T am currently 

assigned to the HSI, West Palm Beach, Florida. My duties and responsibilities include 

enforcing criminal and administrative immigration laws of the United States. I have also 

conducted and participated in investigations of this nature. 

2. This affidavit is based upon my own knowledge as well as information 

provided to me by other law enforcement officers. This affidavit does not set forth every 

fact known to me regarding the investigation but only those facts necessary to establish 

probable cause to believe that Ricardo Antonio CHAG-GO ZALES, also known as 

Ricardo GONZALEZ, committed the offense of illegal re-entry after removal, m 

violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). 

3. On or about October 14, 2022, Ricardo Antonio CRAG-GONZALES was 

arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida for the offenses of driving under the influence, 

unauthorized use/possession of forged/counterfeit/etc. driver's license, and driving 

without a valid driver's license. He was booked and detained at the Palm Beach County 

Jail. 

4. A review of the immigration records show that Ricardo Antonio CHAGGONZALES is a native and citizen of Guatemala. Records further show that on or about 

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November 27, 2018, Ricardo Antonio CHAO-GONZALES was ordered removed. The 

Order of Removal was executed on or about December 4, 2018, whereby Ricardo 

Antonio CHAO-GONZALES was removed from the United States and returned to 

Guatemala. 

5. Records further show that on or about November 28, 2018, in the United 

States District Court for Southern District of Texas, Ricardo Antonio CHAOGONZALES was convicted of the offense of knowingly and unlawfully entering the 

United States illegally at a place other than as designated by the immigration officers, 

case number l 8-po-18174. 

6. Ricardo Antonio CHAG-GONZALES's fingerprints taken in connection 

with his October 14, 2022, arrest in Palm Beach County were scanned into the IAFIS 

system. Results confirmed that scanned fingerprints belong to the individual who was 

previously removed from the United States, that is Ricardo Antonio CHAOGONZALES. 

7. A record check was performed in the Computer Linked Application 

Informational Management System to determine if Ricardo Antonio CHAO-GONZALES 

filed an application for permission to reapply for admission into the United States after 

deportation or removal. After a search was performed in that database system, no record 

was found to exist indicating that Ricardo Antonio CHAO-GONZALES obtained consent 

from the Attorney General of the United States or from the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, for re-admission into the United States as required by law. 

8. Based on the foregoing, I submit that probable cause exists to believe that, 

on or about October 14, 2022, Ricardo Antonio CHAO-GONZALES, an alien who has 

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previously been deported and removed from the United States, was found in the United 

States without having received the express consent from the Attorney General or the 

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for re-admission into the United 

States, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). 

Task Force Officer 

Homeland Security Investigations 

Sworn and Attested to me by Applicant by Telephone (Facetime) pursuant to Fed. R. 

Crim. P. 4(d) and 4.1 this ___ day of October 2022. 

RYON M. McCABE 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

PENALTY SHEET 

Defendant's Name: RICARDO ANTONIO CHAO-GONZALES ---------------------------

Case No: ______________________________ _ 

Count#: l 

Illegal re-entry after removal 

8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 

* Max. Penalty: 2 years' imprisonment; I year supervised release; $250,000 fine;$ I 00 

special assessment 

*Refers only to possible term of incarceration, does not include possible fines, restitution, 

special assessments, parole terms, or forfeitures that may be applicable. 

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