Honduran National Charged With Illegal Re-entry

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that EDWIN DAVID PONCE-MATAMOROS, age 34, a citizen of Honduras, was charged October 31, 2019 in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326(a), (b)(1).

According to the indictment, federal agents encountered PONCE-MATAMOROS on or about October 10, 2019.  PONCE-MATAMOROS was previously removed from the United States on March 17, 2017. 

If convicted, PONCE-MATAMOROS faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment.

U.S. Attorney Strasser reiterated that an Indictment 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 David Howard Sinkman is in charge of the prosecution.

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