Wellington Eustate, 35, Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Unlawful Reentry of a Deported Alien in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Wellington Eustate, 35, a Dominican national, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Eustate was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 46 months in prison. He will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence.
Eustate’s history of reentry began in 2007, when he was convicted in federal court in Camden, N.J., of conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and received a sentence of 30 months in prison.
Upon his release from prison, Eustate was deported to the Dominican Republic. He then illegally reentered the United States and, in 2012, was apprehended in New York, convicted and sent to prison.
Following his release from prison in New York, Eustate was again deported and, once more, he illegally reentered the United States. In October 2016, Eustate was arrested and charged in Worcester Superior Court with trafficking in 9,200 grams or more of heroin, trafficking in fentanyl (more than 10 grams), conspiracy to violate drug laws, and furnishing the police with a false name.
Eustate was released from state custody on $75,000 cash bail, and then taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and charged in federal court in Worcester with illegal reentry after deportation. His state case is currently pending.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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