Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Jose Flores-Clemente, 33 years old, of Mexico residing in Goshen, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to felony reentry of removed alien, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.

Flores-Clemente was sentenced to 5 months in prison.

According to documents in the case, Flores-Clemente’s criminal history includes a felony conviction for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Florida. He was previously removed from the United States in July 2010.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jerome W. McKeever.