LAKE CHARLES, LA – A Honduran national has been sentenced for his role in a plot to sell identification documents. Jorge Maldonado-Rios, 29, was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien and conspiracy to transfer identification documents.
According to court documents, Maldonado-Rios illegally reentered the United States after he was deported on August 16, 2012. The court documents also indicated that Maldonado-Rios conspired with two other individuals to sell a social security card and birth certificate to a confidential informant working with special agents of the Department of Homeland Security.
Maldonado-Rios will be surrendered to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for removal proceedings. The U.S. Attorney’s Office praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, in investigating this matter.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis was in charge of the prosecution.
Jorge Maldonado-Rios, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The court documents revealed that Maldonado-Rios had conspired to sell identification documents to a confidential informant.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will now take custody of Maldonado-Rios for removal proceedings. This case is a reminder of the ongoing efforts to combat immigration-related crimes in the United States.
Defendant Information: Jorge Maldonado-Rios, a 29-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Criminal Charges: Illegal reentry of a removed alien and conspiracy to transfer identification documents.
City and State: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date: [no exact date mentioned, but deportation was August 16, 2012]
Sentence: Time served and one year of supervised release.
Agency Involved: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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