Citizen of Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PLACIDO SANTIAGO, 62, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to reentry of a removed alien.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 1999, Santiago, who at the time was a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was convicted in Massachusetts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.  Santiago was deported to the Dominican Republic in October 2006.

On November 6, 2018, Santiago was arrested by the Bridgeport Police Department on assault charges.  He has been detained since his arrest.

At sentencing, which is not yet scheduled, Santiago faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

This matter is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria del Pilar Gonzalez.