A man who has been deported from the United States on nine previous occasions has been sentenced to prison for illegal re-entry.
Humberto Moran-Torres, 46, of Mexico was sentenced today in Sacramento by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Garcia to 10 years in prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for one count of illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien.
In midtrial April 25, Torres pleaded guilty to a single count of illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien. He later tried to withdraw the guilty plea without success, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
In sentencing Torres, Judge Garcia found that Torres had obstructed justice by giving perjured testimony during a subsequent evidentiary hearing by submitting fraudulent documents to the court, including a falsified United States birth certificate.
In addition to his prior deportations, Torres has a 25-year criminal record, including convictions for second-degree assault with a knife, hit-and-run driving, drug trafficking and driving under the influence, officials said.
The case resulted from an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
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