Dominican Man Indicted for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Felix Bienvenido Gonzalez-Arias, a/k/a “Victor Manuel Trinidad-Lugo,” 38, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. He will appear in federal court in Boston on Dec. 16, 2022. 

According to the indictment, on Sept. 1, 2022, in Middleton, Gonzalez-Arias was found to have reentered the United States after previously being deported in April 2018. 

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Todd Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.