U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSE LUIS MAYORGA-LEMUS, age 24, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty yesterday to a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
According to the indictment, on or about Aug. 28, 2014, MAYORGA-LEMUS was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about Aug. 3, 2011.
MAYORGA-LEMUS faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years and a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the defendant, one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle set sentencing for January 7, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Custom Enforcement and Removal in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
