ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jamie Paredes Lojano, 29, of Ecuador (currently living in Colonie, New York), was sentenced today to time served (57 days in jail), followed by a one year period of supervised release, for illegally re-entering the United States.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.
As part of his guilty plea, Paredes Lojano admitted that he is an alien, a citizen of Ecuador, and that he illegally returned to the United States after he was previously removed to Ecuador on July 21, 2010.
On June 8, 2017, Paredes Lojano was stopped and arrested by Border Patrol Agents on Interstate 87 near North Hudson, in Essex County New York.
Following the sentencing, Paredes Lojano was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which will place him into removal/deportation proceedings.
The case was investigated by United States Border Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
