HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that three previously deported aliens were indicted separately by a federal grand jury on illegal re-entry charges.
According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Jose Alberto Juarez-Hernandez, age 32, of Guatemala, was previously deported from the United States to Guatemala in August 2010. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after August 2010, and was found in the United States in York County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
Gregorio Perez-Canceco, age 31, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico on five occasions from November 2005 through July 2006. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after July 2006, and was found in the United States in York County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
Elvis Ivan Tzul-Lopez, age 36, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in March 2016 and October 2010. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after March 2016, and was found in the United States in York County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.
The cases were investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian G. McDonnell 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.
The maximum penalty under federal law for each defendant is two years’ imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. 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.
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