HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two previously deported aliens were indicted separately on September 9, 2020, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. These matters arose in counties throughout the District including York, and Lackawanna.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Saldivar Tapia was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in June 2013. He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States sometime after June 2013 and was found in the United States in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
Marin Ortiz was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in October 2017. He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States sometime after October 2017 and was found in the United States in York County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
These cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Assistant United States Attorney Joanne Sanderson is prosecuting the cases.
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.
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
