BOSTON – A Brazilian man pleaded guilty today in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Guilherme Pereira, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs who scheduled sentencing for Jan. 9, 2024. Pereira was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2020.
Pereira was removed from the United States on Aug. 14, 2018, after he was convicted in Massachusetts state court of one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He unlawfully returned to the United States and was arrested on Jan. 30, 2020.
The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to two years in prison, one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd M. Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan C. Cleary of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
Source : Justice
