Guatemalan National Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced today that CARLOS HUMBERTO CARRETO-ROMERO, age 29, was charged on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in a one-count bill of information for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).

According to the bill of information, CARLOS HUMBERTO CARRETO ROMERO    (“CARRETO-ROMERO”), reentered the United States after he was previously deported on September 4, 2012.  If convicted, CARRETO-ROMERO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of one year, and a mandatory $100 special assessment. 

U. S. Attorney Strasser reiterated that a bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. 

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter.  Assistant U. S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.

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