Jose Chaves-Leiva, a/k/a “Jose Amando Chaves,” of Morrisville, 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 April 3, 2017, Chaves-Leiva, an alien, and native and citizen of Costa Rica, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about April 28, 2008, July 9, 2008, January 14, 2009, and March 26, 2009.
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of ten years.
The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO”), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Terri Marinari.
An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.