St. Thomas, USVI - Filiberto Moreno, 50, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to illegal reentry into the United States, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for Aug. 23, 2018.
According to court documents, Moreno was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Cyril E. King airport after he presented himself at primary inspection. During the inspection process, Customs agents discovered that Moreno had been previously deported from the United States and that he did not have permission to legally be in the territory.
Moreno faces a maximum sentence of two years and a fine of $250,000.
The case was investigated byHomeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
