Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Dominican national previously convicted of drug trafficking, aggravated identity theft, and wire fraud has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported three times. Wilson Radhames Peguero Brea, also known as Jose Perez Antonio, age 56, resided unlawfully in Dorchester and is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
Authorities allege that Peguero has entered the U.S. at least four times using various aliases, including those linked to U.S. citizen victims. According to court documents, his criminal history in Massachusetts is associated with the alias Jose Perez Antonio.
In 1997, Peguero was convicted of drug trafficking under an alias tied to a U.S. citizen victim. He was removed from the country in 2005 but returned illegally afterward. In 2016, he was arrested for possessing a fraudulently obtained driver’s license; that case remains unresolved. Later that year, he was deported again.
After allegedly returning a third time, Peguero faced charges in Dorchester District Court related to cocaine and fentanyl trafficking; this case currently has an outstanding warrant status. In 2021, under his real name, he was charged federally with aggravated identity theft and wire fraud. He was convicted on January 11, 2023, sentenced to more than two years in prison, and removed from the U.S. for a third time later that year.
Peguero allegedly reentered the country a fourth time and was encountered by ICE officials on February 5, 2026 while using false identification documents.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated: “The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.”
The charge of illegal reentry after a felony conviction carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing decisions will be made by a federal district court judge based on relevant guidelines and statutes.
Patricia H. Hyde of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston joined Foley in announcing these charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julissa Walsh from the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
