ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jose Agustin Martinez, age 35, and a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to illegal re-entry into the United States.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas R. Decker, Director of the New York Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Agustin Martinez was previously removed from the United States to Mexico on May 18, 2016, following a felony conviction earlier that year, in New York, for driving while intoxicated. On Feb. 14, 2017, he was encountered by an ICE Officer in the Ulster County Jail in Kingston, New York. Agustin Martinez admitted that he returned to the United States without permission following the May 2016 removal.
As a result of his conviction, Agustin Martinez faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced by United States Judge Mae A. D’Agostino on March 19, 2018. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.
This case was investigated by ICE-ERO and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
