U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JORGE EDUARDO VALLEJO, age 37, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown sentenced VALLEJO to 10 months imprisonment to be followed by 1 year of supervised release. Following completion of his sentence, VALLEJO will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.
According to the court records, on or about July 12, 2014, VALLEJO, an alien illegally in the United States, was found in possession of a SCCY Model CPX-2, 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Homeland Security Investigations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis was in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
