U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MARVIN ANTONIO GARCIA-PINOTT, age 30, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court records, GARCIA-PINOTT was found in the United States on October 3, 2016, after having been previously deported.
GARCIA-PINOTT faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years and a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the defendant, one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt set sentencing for April, 12, 2017.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Custom Enforcement and Removal in investigating this matter.
Updated January 4, 2017
Topic
Immigration
Component