Nicaraguan National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry After Removal

MIAMI – A Nicaraguan national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being removed.

On August 26, Senior U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck sentenced Marco Orlando Vado, 66, to 60 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to illegal reentry. The sentence will run consecutive to a 72-month term Vado received in June 2024 in Broward County for violating his probation in a drug trafficking case, following his guilty plea in Miami-Dade County to attempted sexual battery of a minor under 12.

According to court records, Vado was initially encountered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in November 2009 after learning he had been convicted in Broward County of trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine and sentenced to six years of probation. On December 23, 2009, Vado was deported to Nicaragua. 

Despite his removal, on April 22, 2022, Vado was again encountered in the United States after being arrested by the North Miami Beach Police Department for attempted sexual battery of a minor under 12.

U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida and Field Officer Director Garrett Ripa of the ICE Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), Miami Field Office, made the announcement. 

ICE/ERO Miami Field Office investigated the case. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph A. Cooley prosecuted the case.  

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 23-cr-60244.

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