INDIA NATIONAL SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS AFTER UNLAWFULLY RE-ENTERING THE UNITED STATES

St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Ashokkumar Patel, 40, of India, was sentenced by District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 139 days of incarceration on his conviction of re-entry of a removed alien, followed by one year of supervised release and a special assessment of $100.00.

According to court documents, on November 24, 2021, Patel, an illegal alien from India, was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport as he attempted to board Spirit Airlines flight #449 to Fort Lauderdale, FL. At inspection, Patel presented a fraudulent Florida driver’s license. Further inspection revealed that on August 17, 2019, Patel was apprehended and detained by Custom and Border Patrol in Tecate, CA. Thereafter, on November 21, 2019, Patel was removed and departed from the United States to India.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case and Assistant United States Attorney Daniel H. Huston prosecuted the case.