Aggravated Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegal Reentry

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Armando Navarrete-Dominguez, 29, of Mexico, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, to reentering the United States illegally after a conviction for an aggravated felony.  The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Lamarque, who is handling the case, stated that on February 15, 2017, the defendant was taken into custody after a vehicle and traffic stop on Grand Island, NY. Record checks revealed that Navarrete-Dominguez was a citizen of Mexico and was previously convicted in North Carolina of sexual exploitation of a minor and breaking and entering. Further, the defendant was deported and removed from the United States to Mexico in 2009 after his convictions in North Carolina.

The plea is the result of an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol, under the direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge Steven Oldman.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 6, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. before Judge Arcara.