CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mexican man who unlawfully re-entered the United States after having been deported following his convictions in Iowa for child endangerment and domestic abuse assault with a dangerous weapon, was sentenced today to federal prison.
Luciano Garcia-Corona, 37, from Mexico, and most recently a resident of 430 Mesqwaki Road, Tama, Iowa, received a 41-month prison term after having pleaded guilty on November 21, 2014, to one count of unlawful re-entry following deportation as an aggravated felon, and one count of unlawful possession of identity documents.
Garcia-Corona was deported from the United States on December 28, 2011, following his 2010 convictions in Tama County, Iowa. Garcia-Corona had also been deported on December 15, 1999. Following each of his prior deportations, Garcia-Corona unlawfully returned to the United States and committed violent crimes. In April 2014, Garcia-Corona was convicted and sentenced in Tama County, Iowa, following convictions for arson in the third degree, domestic abuse assault, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, child endangerment, and identity theft.
Garcia-Corona was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. Garcia-Corona was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $200 was imposed, and he was ordered to serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
At the sentencing hearing, Judge Reade noted Garcia-Corona’s violent criminal history; use of numerous aliases; prior lenient treatment by the state courts; history of immigration violations; and general lack of respect for the law.
Garcia-Corona is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
