Three Previously Deported Aliens Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that three previously deported aliens were indicted separately on May 3, 2017, by a federal grand jury on illegal re-entry charges.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Jose Cruz-Ramirez, age 32, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico on four occasions, October 2010, twice in December 2010, and February 2011. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after February 2011, and was found in the United States in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Maynor Galiego-Mendoza, age 45, of Guatemala, was previously deported from the United States to Guatemala on two occasions, July 2009 and September 2010. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after September 2010, and was found in the United States in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Edwin Mauricio-Flores, age 35, of Honduras, was previously deported from the United States to Honduras on two occasions, October 2009 and October 2011. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after October 2011 and was found in the United States in York County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Cruz-Ramirez, Galiego-Mendoza, and Mauricio-Flores face a maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.

The cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian G. McDonnell is prosecuting the cases.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.

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