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Deported Alien Sentenced To Time Served For Illegally Re-entering United States

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH - An individual found in Coraopolis, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to time served on his conviction of re-entry into the United States after deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Mauro Zerecero-Soto, 24, formerly from Mexico.

According to the information presented to the court, Mauro Zerecero-Soto, an alien, was removed from the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 5, 2011. Mauro Zerecero-Soto was found in Coraopolis on Jan. 4, 2013.

Assistant United States Attorney Paul E. Hull prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.

Updated July 14, 2015