Deported Alien Sentenced To Time Served For Illegally Re-entering United States

PITTSBURGH - An alien found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served on his conviction of illegal re-entry after deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry imposed the sentence on Jose Mariano Perez-Flores, age 33, of Honduras

According to the information presented to the court, Jose Mariano Perez-Flores, an alien, was formally removed from the United States by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Aug. 17, 2007. Jose Mariano Perez-Flores was found to be illegally present in Pittsburgh on Sept. 20, 2013.

Assistant United States Attorney Paul E. Hull prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Custom Enforcement for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Perez-Flores.