Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Dominican national currently held at the Souza-Baronowski Correction Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly reentering the United States after being deported.
Carlos Alexander Martinez-Jimenez, 48, faces one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. He is serving a state prison sentence and is expected to appear in federal court in Boston at a future date.
Court documents state that Martinez-Jimenez was convicted in February 2017 in Fall River District Court for furnishing a false name or Social Security number and identity fraud. He received a sentence of 134 days in state prison. After completing his sentence, he was removed from the United States in April 2017.
On January 31, 2024, Martinez-Jimenez was convicted in Essex Superior Court of trafficking between 18 and less than 36 grams of heroin, morphine, opium, or fentanyl. He is currently serving a three-and-a-half to five-year state prison sentence for this conviction.
If convicted on the federal charge of unlawful reentry, Martinez-Jimenez could face up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Upon completion of any imposed sentence, he would also be subject to deportation. Sentencing decisions are made by federal district court judges according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable statutes.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston announced the indictment. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan C. Cleary and Zachary Stendig are prosecuting the case.
"The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law," according to the announcement.
