Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation

BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Robert Alberto Pimentel, a/k/a Sandro Rodriguez, 39, a Dominican national residing in Roxbury, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young, who immediately sentenced Pimentel to time served.  Pimentel will be subject to deportation.

Pimentel was previously deported on Sept. 22, 2010. On June 20, 2017, law enforcement encountered Pimentel and determined him to be unlawfully present in the United States. 

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 Christine Wichers of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted this case.