United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 15:18
Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry
Press Release
Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS -HECTOR STEFANO FLORES-DUARTE, a/k/a "Stefano Flores", age 30, pled guilty on April 9, 2024 to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to court documents, law enforcement authorities in Lafourche Parish, learned that HECTOR STEFANO FLORES-DUARTE, ("FLORES-DUARTE") had been involved in domestic abuse and, subsequently, arrested him. Federal authorities were contacted and determined that FLORES-DUARTE was a citizen of Honduras. FLORES-DUARTE had been previously removed from the United States on June 10, 2022 and, thereafter, illegally re-entered the United States.
FLORES-DUARTE faces a maximum term of imprisonment of two years, a maximum fine of up to $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of up to one year, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Contact
Shane Jones
Community Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Louisiana
Updated April 16, 2024
Topic
Immigration
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