Julio Bol Faces Federal Indictment, Enters Not Guilty Plea

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A man found guilty of causing the deaths of two women in a drunk driving incident in Urbana appeared in court on Tuesday for a new arraignment, this time facing a federal case.

Julio Cucul Bol, 29, in addition to facing state charges, now contends with allegations brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. These federal charges involve the alleged possession of fake identification documents. While awaiting trial for the state accusations, a federal grand jury charged Bol in May with four counts, including:

Making a false statement on a bank application
Possessing a false permanent resident card — colloquially called a green card
Possessing a false Social Security card
False use of a passport

The grieving family of one of the Urbana crash victims shared their heartache, remembering a loved one whose life ended too soon.

According to the indictment, on November 10, 2023, Bol assumed the identity of Juan Jahaziel Saenz-Suarez in a fraudulent application to JPMorgan Chase Bank and used a counterfeit passport. Additionally, the indictment claims that on January 19, 2025, Bol was in possession of a bogus green card and Social Security card.

Prosecutors revealed that these fake documents, along with a bank statement bearing Bol’s alias, were discovered in the debris of a Mitsubishi Outlander at the intersection of University and Coler Avenues. Investigations showed that in the early hours of January 19, Bol, visibly intoxicated after leaving The Axe Bar in Downtown Champaign, drove off in the Outlander.

Bol fled the scene of the crash, leaving behind the documents that identified him as a Mexican national. A warrant for his arrest, in the name of his alias, was issued, and the U.S. Marshals Service later tracked Bol down to Texas; he was trying to flee the United States.

Bol later disclosed his real name and real country of origin — Guatemala — to investigators. Authorities also said he was in the United States illegally.

Following extradition to Illinois, Bol was kept in the Champaign County Jail and one month ago, he pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, among other charges. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and he is currently serving that sentence at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill.

Now that the state case against him is finished, the federal case can begin.

Wearing a blue prison uniform, Bol appeared in the courtroom of Colin Bruce for arraignment on Tuesday; he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Bol faces up to 30 years in prison for using a fake name on a bank application and up to 10 years in prison for the other counts.

He is due back in court for a status hearing on Jan. 3, and a trial could begin a month later.