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Boston Man Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
Defendant previously convicted in federal court of fentanyl distribution conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican man residing in Boston was sentenced yesterday for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. 

Manuel Armando Peguero German, a/k/a Joshua Sanchez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley to 15 month in prison. On June 12, 2023, Peguero German pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. 

In August 2020, Peguero German was deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic after serving a 34-month federal sentence for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Sometime after his removal, Peguero German returned to the United States without authorization. In September 2022, Peguero German was arrested in Boston on state drug charges that were later dismissed. 

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd M. Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.

Updated September 27, 2023
Topic
Immigration
Component
USAO - Massachusetts

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