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Native Of Mexico Sentenced To Time Served For Illegally Re-entering United States

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

PITTSBURGH, PA - An illegal alien found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced in federal court to time served for his conviction of Re-Entry into the United States after Deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry imposed the sentence on Luis Alberto Alvarez Arguello, a/k/a Rosalio Martinez Alvarez, a/k/a Rosalio Alvarez Martinez, a/k/a Mario Martinez Contreras, 28, a native of Mexico.

According to information presented to the court, Luis Alberto Alvarez-Arguello, an alien, was formally removed from the United States by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on January 14, 2011 and June 13, 2011. Luis Alberto Alvarez-Arguello was found to be illegally present in Pittsburgh on July 19, 2013, by the Port Authority Police.

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

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Port Authority Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Luis Alberto Alvarez Arguello, a/k/a Rosalio Martinez Alvarez, a/k/a Rosalio Alvarez Martinez, a/k/a Mario Martinez Contreras.

Updated July 14, 2015