Acting U.S. Duane A. Evans announced that SAUL RODRIGUEZ-AVILES, age 47, was charged today in a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien previously convicted of an aggravated felony.
According to the indictment, RODRIGUEZ-AVILES reentered the United States after he was previously deported on July 16, 2015.
If convicted, RODRIGUEZ-AVILES faces a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment.
Acting U. S. Attorney Evans reiterated that an Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
