NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that PEDRO MANOLO ARAGON-HERNANDEZ, age 39, a citizen of Honduras, was charged on Thursday, August 8, 2019 in a one-count bill of information with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326.
According to the bill of information, PEDRO MANOLO ARAGON-HERNANDEZ reentered the United States in or about 2004, after having been previously removed therefrom on or about Dec. 20, 2001.
If convicted, PEDRO MANOLO ARAGON-HERNANDEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years, a fine of up to $250,000.00, one year supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 special assessment.
U. S. Attorney Strasser reiterated that a bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the United States Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González is in charge of the prosecution.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
