U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DENNIS NUNEZ-LACAYO, age 28, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced NUNEZ-LACAYO to serve 13 months imprisonment, followed by 1 year of supervised release. Following incarceration, NUNEZ-LACAYO will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.
According to court documents, on or about June 4, 2014, NUNEZ-LACAYO, an alien present illegally in the United States, was found in possession of a firearm.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Homeland Security Investigations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis was in charge of the prosecution.
Updated June 4, 2015
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