Mexican National Sentenced for Immigration Offense

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARIO FUENTES-VELASQUEZ, age 29, a native of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien.

U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced FUENTES-VELASQUEZ to time served (seven months), one year of supervised release and a $100 special assessment fee. The defendant will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.

According to court documents, on September 7, 2016, FUENTES-VELASQUEZ was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on August 29, 2013. He also had not received permission from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reenter.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jon Maestri was in charge of the prosecution.