SCRANTON – A native and citizen of Benin, West Africa, has been convicted of hindering his removal from the United States.
Euphrem Kios Dohou, age 50, entered the country in 1992 on a B-2 Visitor Visa, but failed to return to his home country as required by law.
In August 2006, Dohou was charged and convicted in the Eastern District of New York of a federal drug trafficking crime, for which he was sentenced to a term of ten years’ imprisonment.
He was subsequently encountered by Immigration Officials while serving his sentence at a Bureau of Prisons facility in Minnesota.
On September 22, 2015, an Immigration Judge sitting in York, Pennsylvania issued a final order of removal against Dohou.
However, Dohou refused to complete the required travel document application to facilitate his deportation to Benin, and was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in March of 2016.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski prosecuted the case.
Dohou faces up to ten years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine, and remains in custody with a tentative sentencing date of February 4, 2019.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Immigration
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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