Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Lamarque, who is handling the case, stated that on Feb. 15, 2017, the defendant was taken into custody after a vehicle and traffic stop on Grand Island, NY. Record checks revealed that Navarrete-Dominguez was a citizen of Mexico and was previously convicted in North Carolina of sexual exploitation of a minor and breaking and entering. Further, the defendant was deported and removed from the United States to Mexico in 2009 after his convictions in North Carolina.
The plea is the result of an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol, under the direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge Steven Oldman.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 6, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. before Judge Arcara.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
