Dominican National Sentenced for Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Diostene Pimental, 42, a Dominican national formerly residing in Boston, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to 16 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In September 2019, Pimental pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported.

Pimental was removed from the United States in November 2012 and subsequently re-entered without permission. Pimental had been deported after being convicted of an aggravated felony.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Marcos D. Charles, Acting Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Abely, Deputy Chief of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit, prosecuted the case.