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Indictments Handed Down in Omaha
Omaha, NE – The federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 19 indictments charging 20 defendants in various crimes. The 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.
One of the defendants, Luis Aldana, age 44, of Omaha, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation on or about December 29, 2016. If convicted, Aldana faces a maximum possible penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Andres Arza Asturizaga, a/k/a Andres Arza, age 27, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction on or about January 10, 2017. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Larry L. Boryca, age 58, of Blair, Nebraska, is charged in a four-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges Boryca with theft of government funds beginning in or around 1990, and continuing without interruption until in or around March 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Counts II thru IV of the Indictment charge Boryca with social security fraud beginning in or around 1990 and continuing until on or about January 17, 2015. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for each count.
Keith Buchanan, aka Sung-Mai-Tu-Ska Buchanan, age 27, of Sioux City, Iowa, is charged in a two-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges Buchanan with assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm on or about October 22, 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Count II of the Indictment charges Buchanan with domestic assault by an habitual offender on or about October 22, 2016. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 5 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a 3 year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Additionally, Latasha D. Ellis, age 43 and Niquisha Taylor, age 36, both of Omaha, are charged in a ten-count Indictment. Count I of the Indictment charges both defendants with conspiracy to defraud the government by filing fraudulent tax returns from on or about January 16, 2012, until on or about December 11, 2014.
These are just a few of the defendants charged in the recent indictments. The 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.
Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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