Carlos Sanchez Varela, Illegal Reentry, Iowa 2020

A Coralville man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegal reentry after deportation as an aggravated felon and false representation of a social security number.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — On October 20, 2020, United States District Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Carlos Sanchez Varela, age 48, of Coralville, to 30 months in prison for illegal reentry after deportation as an aggravated felon and false representation of a social security number announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.

The sentence was an upward variance from the recommended United States Sentencing Guidelines. Sanchez Varela was ordered to pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

On June 11, 2020, Sanchez Varela pleaded guilty to two counts of a four-count indictment. The investigation began in December 2019, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received information about Sanchez Varela’s whereabouts.

ICE investigated and obtained Sanchez Varela’s employment records, which revealed his use of two false identities, including false social security numbers and immigration documents. Sanchez Varela provided these fraudulent documents to two different businesses in order to obtain employment.

Further investigation revealed that Sanchez Varela had previous encounters with law enforcement and had been previously removed from the United States on July 22, 2011.

This matter was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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