Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Re-Entry
Contact: Peter Deegan
A man who illegally re-entered the United States from Guatemala pled guilty on July 30, 2010, in federal court in Sioux City.
Manuel Chox Y Chox, age 36, from Guatemala but living in Sioux County, Iowa, was convicted of one count of illegal re-entry.
At the plea hearing, Chox Y Chox admitted he was an illegal alien from Guatemala present in the United States without permission. He previously had been removed on August 5, 2006. On February 21, 2010, Chox Y Chox was arrested by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and charged with OWI and identity theft.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Chox Y Chox remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Chox Y Chox faces up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, a $100 special assessment, and up to 1 year of supervised release.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Fletcher and was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 10-CR-4032.
