Dominican National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation

BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Sandy Saul Pena, 35, was deported in February 2012, and in December 2016, federal agents in Boston discovered Pena and found him to be illegally present in the United States.

Pena faces a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. He will also be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Weinreb’s 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.