Francisco Siri, Unlawful Reentry, Massachusetts 2018

BOSTON – A shocking crime has shaken the community as a convicted felon has pleaded guilty to reentering the country after deportation.

Fifty-year-old Francisco Siri, also known as Javier Ciravello Perez, was found guilty of one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni is set to sentence Siri on April 5, 2018.

Siri's troubles began in 1983 when he was admitted to the United States as an immigrant or lawful permanent resident. However, in 1989, he lost that status after being convicted in Essex County Superior Court of trafficking cocaine. He was subsequently deported to the Dominican Republic on November 9, 1992.

However, in 2017, law enforcement officers in Springfield encountered Siri at Hampden County Jail and determined him to be unlawfully present in the United States. Currently, Siri is facing state charges for distributing and trafficking cocaine.

Siri faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. He will also be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd E. Newhouse of Lelling’s Springfield Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

Federal authorities are taking the case seriously and have vowed to pursue all necessary actions to ensure public safety. The community is left to wonder how such a crime could occur, and what can be done to prevent it in the future.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/dominican-national-pleads-guilty-illegal-reentry-after-deportation-8