Avondale, PA Man Charged With Illegal Reentry After Deportation

Pedro Mendez-Zavala, a/k/a “Pedro Zavala Mendez,” a/k/a “Luis Medina Bedolla,”of Avondale, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about February 22, 2017, Mendez-Zavala, an alien, and native and citizen of Mexico, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about April 18, 1998, April 10, 2013, and December 21, 2014.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of ten years.

The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO”), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Jayne.

An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.