ALBANY, NEW YORK - Alejandro Quintero-Marquez, age 33, and a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to illegal re-entry into the United States.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas E. Feeley, Director of the Buffalo Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Quintero-Marquez was removed from the United States to Mexico three times, the most recent removal occurring on July 30, 2010. On July 28, 2018, an ICE Officer arrested him in Walton, New York. Quintero-Marquez admitted that he returned to the United States without permission following the July 30, 2010 removal.
Quintero-Marquez faces up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on Feb. 11, 2019. 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 is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
