Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that VENACIO ORTIZ-LEON age 29, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
According to the Bill of Information, on or about June 3, 2017, ORTIZ-LEON was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about Jan. 27, 2011.
ORTIZ-LEON 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 Carl J. Barbier set sentencing for Nov. 16, 2017.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration 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
