Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation

BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry after deportation.

Joel Perez-Matos, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release.  Perez-Matos, who pleaded guilty in March 2017, will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence.

Perez-Matos was deported from the United States in February 2016.  Federal authorities encountered Perez-Matos in December 2016, and determined him to be unlawfully present in the U.S.

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 Kelly Begg Lawrence of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.