Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentry

Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentry

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on May 26, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JORGE PULIDO-HERRERA, a/k/a JORGE LICONA-CERRATO, age 45, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of removed alien.

According to court records, on or about March 15, 2016, PULIDO-HERRERA was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about December 8, 1999.

PULIDO-HERRERA faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years and a fine of $250,000, one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier set sentencing for July 7, 2016.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González is in charge of the prosecution.

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

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