SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Chukwudi Olisemeka, age 48, and a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced today to 6 months in jail 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 July 17, 2017 guilty plea, Olisemeka admitted that he was a citizen of Nigeria, and that he illegally returned to the United States following his June 19, 2008 removal to Nigeria. On May 7, 2017, Olisemeka was found by a Border Patrol agent in Massena, New York, on a bus destined for New York City.
Following his term of imprisonment, Olisemeka will be transferred to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, for removal proceedings.
This case was investigated by the 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
