Ricardo Medrano Damas, a/k/a "Ricardo Medrano Damaso," a/k/a "Armando Villalongo-
Reyes," of the Dominican Republic, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after
deportation, announced Acting united states Attomey Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges
that on or about Aug. 28,2017, Medrano Damas, an alien, and native and citizen of the
Dominican Republic, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United
States on or about May 30, 2003, Dec. 1, 2010, April 4,2012, and June 21, 2016.
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of twenty years.
The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and
Removal Operations ("ERO"), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attomey Paul
Gray.
An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
