Martin Rocha,Martin Rocha-Miranda

Martin Rocha, age 42, is charged in a four-count indictment accusing him of distributing hundreds of grams of methamphetamine over a 14-month period from 2006-08. Martin Rocha-Miranda, 42, is charged in a two-count indictment involving fraud and identity theft in connection with a Jan. 9 incident.
The indicted men are “definitely two different and distinct individuals,” U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher said Thursday afternoon.
“We’ve got both men in custody,’’ Stecher said.
Martin Rocha is accused of conspiring with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine from Nov. 1, 2006, to Jan. 10. The maximum penalty includes imprisonment of 10 years to life, a $4 million fine, at least five years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
Count two of the indictment charges Martin Rocha with distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on or about Jan. 4. The maximum penalty includes imprisonment of up to 20 years, a $1 million fine, at least 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
Count three charges the defendant with distributing less than 50 grams of meth on or about Jan. 5. The maximum penalty includes imprisonment of up to 20 years, a $1 million fine, at least 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
The final count charges the defendant with illegal re-entry into the U.S. on or about Jan. 5 after deportation or removal after a conviction for an aggravated felony. The maximum penalty, if convicted, includes imprisonment of up to 10 years, a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
Martin Rocha-Miranda is charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents in January. The maximum penalty for this count includes imprisonment of 10 years, a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
A second count of the indictment charges the defendant with aggravated identity theft on or about Jan. 8. The maximum penalty includes imprisonment for two years consecutive to any other term of imprisonment imposed on Count I of the indictment, a $250,000 fine, one year of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.