BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Luis Moreno-Tejeda, 39, a Dominican national residing in Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 24 months in prison, to be served consecutively with a sentence imposed by the Suffolk Superior Court in September 2016, and three years of supervised release. He will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence.
In 2002, Moreno-Tejeda was convicted of bribery, and determined to be unlawfully present in the United States. Upon completion of his 12-month sentence, he was deported. In 2005, Moreno-Tejeda, using the alias Ricardo Rodriguez, was convicted of cocaine distribution in Suffolk Superior Court. Moreno-Tejeda received a sentence of 48-60 months in prison, but due to altered fingerprints, law enforcement was unable to determine his legal identity at the time, which would have revealed his prior conviction and immigration status.
In September 2016, Moreno-Tejeda was convicted of heroin distribution in Suffolk Superior Court and sentenced to 30 months in prison, which will be served consecutively with his federal prison sentence.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Weinreb’s Criminal Division prosecuted the case.