U.S. Department
of Justice
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Two Illegal Aliens sentenced for reentry charges
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Feliciano Pelagio Mariluz-Tafur, a citizen of Peru, and Jose Cubas-Zavala, a citizen of Hondura, admitted to being in the country illegally and were sentenced today, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Mariluz-Tafur pled guilty to one count of “Reentry of Removed Alien.” Mariluz-Tafur admitted to being removed from the United States twice before and being in Harrison County in December 2018. He was sentenced today to time served and one year supervised release.
Cubas-Zavala pled guilty to one count of “Reentry of Removed Alien” and one count of “Fraud and Misuse of Document.” Cubas-Zavala admitted to being removed from the United States twice before and being in Harrison County in December 2018 with false documentation. He was sentenced today to time served and three years supervised release.
Both men have been in federal custody since January 11, 2019.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated.
Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.
Updated March 4, 2019
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Immigration
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