David Ortega/Mexico/Wire Fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested David Ortega in Oxford, Wisconsin. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of wire fraud.

Fraud and financial crimes involving illegal aliens attract enforcement attention from multiple agencies. Beyond the state or federal criminal prosecution, such charges carry additional weight in immigration removal proceedings. Ortega now faces both a criminal case and a separate federal immigration removal proceeding moving forward on an independent timeline.

Ortega is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Mexico is ordered.