Jose Fuentes-Garcia, a 53-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced on Mar. 3 to 12 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed. The sentencing took place in South Bend before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, following Fuentes-Garcia’s guilty plea to felony reentry of a removed alien. The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred said that Fuentes-Garcia had previously been convicted of two counts of attempted sexual abuse in Oregon and was removed from the country after serving his sentence there. “That is, the system worked. The Defendant did not think the rules applied to him, however, and he further violated our nation’s laws by illegally crossing our sovereign borders. He has been breaking our nation’s laws every single day since his illegal reentry. Thankfully, due to the solid investigation performed by Homeland Security, he was found, caught, and prosecuted. He will be returned home to Mexico after serving the balance of his time in prison. It should be clear that he is not welcome here as a result of his crimes,” Mildred said.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Jerome W. McKeever.
Fuentes-Garcia will be deported back to Mexico upon completion of his prison sentence.
