United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy | U.S. Department of Justice
A Brazilian national, Jose Antonio Moreira Martins Desouza, was sentenced in a Boston federal court for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The 39-year-old received an eight-month prison sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, followed by three years of supervised release.
Desouza had previously pleaded guilty in September 2024 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien after being indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2024. He was originally deported from the United States on November 14, 2012, but later returned unlawfully.
His arrest took place on May 22, 2023, by local police and he was subsequently detained by immigration authorities on June 26, 2024.
The announcement of the sentencing was made by Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd Lyons, Field Office Director in Boston for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm from the Major Crimes Unit.
