Manuel Antonio Nunez-Ortega, a/k/a “Julio Ricardo Fratichelli-Hernandez,” of Allentown, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about December 6, 2016, Nunez-Ortega, an alien, and native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about September 20, 2012.
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of twenty years.
The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO”), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sarah T. Damiani.
An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.