Reading Man Charged With Illegal Reentry after Deportation

Reading Man Charged With Illegal Reentry after Deportation

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 1, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Luis Villa De Leon, of Reading, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about Dec. 14, 2016, Villa-De Leon, an alien, and native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about Oct. 10, 1999, July 26, 2000, and Sept. 27, 2006.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of twenty years.

The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO"), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nancy Rue.

An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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

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