Salvadoran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

Salvadoran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 23, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that LOUIS ADALBERTO MORADIAGA, age 44, a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment.

U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey sentenced MORADIAGA to 6 months imprisonment followed by 1 year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. At the completion of the MORADIAGA’s term of imprisonment, he shall be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.

According to the Indictment, on or about March 5, 2015, MORADIAGA was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about Aug. 25, 2000.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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