HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two previously deported aliens were indicted separately on Oct. 30, 2019, by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien. These matters arose in Dauphin and Luzerne Counties.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Jose Antonio Cardona-Rodriguez, age 37, of Honduras, was previously deported from the United States to Honduras in July 2009. He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States sometime after July 2009, and was found in the United States in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
Jose Jimenez-Gutierrez, age 37, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in March 2011. He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States sometime after March 2011, and was found in the United States in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
The cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joanne M. Sanderson.
Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Cardona-Rodriguez and Jimenez-Gutierrez face a maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
