Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RUDY OTONIEL AZANON-RODAS, age 50, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for reentry of a removed alien.
U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown sentenced AZANON-RODAS to 8 months imprisonment and a $100 special assessment. Following completion of his sentenced, AZANON-RODAS will be surrendered to the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings.
According to court documents, on or about December 29, 2016,AZANON RODAS was found in the United States after having been officially deported and removed on or about May 2, 1986.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations Investigations in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Irene Gonzalez was in charge of the prosecution.