Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CARLOS ALBERTO PINEDA-CANTOR age 40, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
According to court documents, on or about Dec. 31, 2016, PINEDA-CANTOR was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about Dec. 26, 2007.
PINEDA-CANTOR faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years and a fine of $250,000, one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100.00 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk set sentencing for July 27, 2017.
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs 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
