SHREVEPORT, La. - Andres Garcia-Mora, 32, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today before Chief Judge Maurice Hicks Jr. to one count of re-entry of a removed alien, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced.
According to the guilty plea, Louisiana State Police arrested Garcia-Mora in Bossier Parish. Homeland Security Investigations discovered that Garcia-Mora was an illegal alien who had been removed from the United States six times between 2009 and 2016. During that time, Garcia-Mora used at least eight aliases in his attempts to enter the United States. The last removal took place on Dec. 30, 2016 near Del Rio, Texas. Garci-Mora has three federal convictions for immigration offenses.
Garcia-Mora faces two years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Hicks set the sentencing for May 30, 2019.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon H. Whitten is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
