Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, announced that JULIO SANTIAGO JUAN-MATEO, age 28, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty to a one-count Indictment for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.
According to the court documents, on April 1, 2017, JUAN-MATEO was stopped by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services agents while in possession of a Hi-Point Model C9 firearm, 9 mm, bearing serial number P1903457 in Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in Chalmette. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services agents contacted the Department of Homeland Security as they suspected JUAN-MATEO was an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
JUAN-MATEO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, a fine of $250,000, three years supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon set sentencing for October 5, 2017.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in investigating this matter.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
