Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation

BOSTON - A Guatemalan national pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Danny Fuentes-Monzon, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced Fuentes-Monzon to time served and one year of supervised release. Fuentes-Monzon will be subject to deportation.

On Aug. 18, 2017, Fuentes-Monzon was encountered by law enforcement in Lynn and determined to be illegally present in the United States. Fuentes-Monzon was previously deported on Aug. 19, 2005.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted this case.