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ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
October 29, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARIO ARRIAGA GALVEZ, age 29, a resident of Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Martin L. C. Feldman to fifteen (15) months imprisonment, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Feldman ordered that GALVEZ be placed on two (2) years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment, during which time the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks an additional term of imprisonment should he violate any terms of his supervised release.
According to court documents, on July 23, 2009, GALVEZ pled guilty to one count of an indictment admitting he was an alien who was previously removed and was knowingly and unlawfully found in the United States in Orleans Parish, Louisiana without the Attorney General or Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, having expressly consented to his re-application for admission into the United States. GALVEZ’s sentence was subject to an enhancement based on a previous aggravated felony conviction.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Robert Weir.
