Department of Justice United States Attorney James R. Dedrick Eastern District of Tennessee   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 10, 2008     GUILTY PLEA OF RENE OTERO BAUTISTA First of Six Morristown Men Pleads Guilty to False Document Charge

[Greeneville, Tennessee] - Russ Dedrick, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announced today that Rene Otero Bautista, 26, a native of Mexico, pled guilty on July 10, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville, Tennessee, to knowingly using a false Resident Alien Card for the purpose of satisfying a requirement of the American Employment Verification System. Sentencing has been set for November 24, 2008, at 9:00 a.m,. in United States District Court, Greeneville, Tennessee. Bautista faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five (5) years; a maximum fine of $250,000; up to three (3) years supervised release; forfeiture of the false document; and, deportation immediately upon completion of his term of imprisonment. He remains in federal custody until sentencing. Bautista was one of six (6) foreign nationals who were indicted by a federal grand jury after investigation by the Morristown, Tennessee Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He presented a false Resident Alien Card to Henley Roofing Company in Knoxville, Tennessee, in order to procure employment. On June 8, 2008, a two-count indictment, which included the aforementioned charge, was returned against Bautista by a federal grand jury sitting in Greeneville, Tennessee. For additional information, please contact United States Attorney Russ Dedrick, 865-545-4167, Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen Smith, 423-639-6759 x 110 or Public Information Officer Sharry Dedman-Beard, 865-545-4167.