Dominican National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation

BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with a federal immigration crime.

Julio Ernesto Gomez, 46, was charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

According to the indictment, Gomez was deported in February 2004. On Jun 16, 2017, federal agents in Boston encountered Gomez and found him to be illegally present in the United States.

Gomez faces a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000 and will 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. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine 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.