Honduran Man Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry into United States
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dany Francisco Ruiz-Ardon, age 32, formerly of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was sentenced today to time served (33 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.
As part of his guilty plea, Ruiz-Ardon admitted that he was a citizen of Honduras, and that he returned to the United States after he was removed to Honduras on June 3, 2011.
April 3, 2017, Ruiz-Ardon was arrested by Border Patrol Agents in Champlain, New York. Agents encountered Ruiz-Ardon in a taxi that was parked on the side of a road in Champlain just south of the border.
Following his sentencing, Ruiz-Ardon was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which will place Ruiz-Ardon into removal proceedings.
This case was investigated by United States Border Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward P. Grogan.