Three Aliens Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charges

WILMINGTON – John Stuart Bruce, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Wilmington has returned indictments charging FRANKIE GARCIA-PINEDA, age 36, of Mexico, TYRONE LEONARD JAMES, age 55, of Jamaica, and TEOFILO PINO-CANELA, age 55, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.

If convicted of Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien, GARCIA-PINEDA and PINO-CANELA would face maximum penalties of two years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

JAMES is alleged to have been previously deported subsequent to aggravated felony convictions (possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and illegal reentry of an aggravated felon). Therefore, if convicted, he would face a maximum imprisonment term of 20 years, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The cases are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.