June 15, 2007 - United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced that the grand jury returned a one-count indictment* charging ALEJANDRO JAVIER BERRIOS-ZEPEDA of Norristown, Pennsylvania, with illegal entry by an alien after removal from the United States. The indictment alleges that the ICE had deported BERRIOS-ZEPEDA in 2006, but that BERRIOS-ZEPEDA had returned to the United States and did not seek or obtain the permission of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security to reenter the United States.
DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
Alejandro Berrios-Zepeda |
Norristown, PA |
age 23 |
If convicted, the defendant could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
This case was investigated by deportation officers of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Albert S. Glenn.
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STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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