Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Reentry of Deported Alien
BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on
August 20, 2012, Osbaldo Carrillo-Peralta, 37, of Mexico, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of reentry of deported
alien.
Judge Hovland sentenced Carrillo-Peralta to serve two years and six months in
federal prison.
On April 18, 2012, Carrillo-Peralta was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a
traffic violation in Mercer County, North Dakota. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officials discovered that Carrillo-Peralta was a citizen of Mexico and in the
United States illegally. Carrillo-Peralta had been convicted of Deadly Conduct/Discharge
of a Firearm at Individuals in Texas state court in December 1998, and was deported from
the United States on May 14, 2002, after serving a prison sentence on the Texas
conviction. He illegally re-entered the United States and was convicted of Possession of
a Controlled Substance (cocaine) in Texas state court in April 2010. He was again
deported from the United States on May 28, 2010.
In Bismarck, U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon said, “The federal prosecution of
felons like Carrillo-Peralta who choose to illegally enter the United States over and over
again is an important part of keeping our communities safe. The federal prison sentence
imposed here should send the message that the U.S. Attorney’s Office takes its
responsibility to protect our communities seriously.”
“In addition to his extensive criminal history, Mr. Carrillo-Peralta repeatedly
returned to the United States after being deported,” said Scott Baniecke, field office
director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul. “This prison sentence
helps send the message that there will be serious consequences for those who show no
respect for our nation’s laws or our borders.”
The case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s
(ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and the Mercer County Sheriff’s
Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Hagler prosecuted the case.
