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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that JOSE LUIS MEZA-LOPEZ, age 52, a native of Mexico, pleaded guilty on November 14, 2018 to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien.

According to the court documents, MEZA-LOPEZ was found in the United States on or about May 30, 2018, after having been previously removed on July 20, 2012.

MESA-LOPEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 2 years, a fine of $250,000, one year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment fee. U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance set sentencing for March 13, 2019.

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney G. Dall Kammer is in charge of the prosecution.

 

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Updated November 16, 2018
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meza-lopez_jose_luis_factual_basis.pdf [PDF, ]
Topic
Immigration
Component
USAO - Louisiana, Eastern

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