CEDAR RAPIDS – A man from Mexico who re-entered the United States illegally and stole another’s identity for purposes of employment in Iowa was sentenced January 27, 2021 to two years in federal prison.
Heriberto Arellano-Almontes, age 57, from Mexico, received the prison term after a July 22, 2020, guilty plea to aggravated identity theft.
In a plea agreement, Arellano-Almontes admitted that he is an alien citizen of Mexico. Arellano-Almontes was previously removed from the United States to Mexico on or about May 5, 2004. On August 17, 2019, Arellano-Almontes was arrested by law enforcement in Crawford County, Iowa, for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. Arellano-Almontes was found to be employed at Midwest Industries, Inc., in Ida Grove, Iowa, utilizing another’s identity where he filed an I-9 Employment Eligibility Form and W-4 Tax Withholding Form with Midwest Industries on April 11, 2016. He also presented a State of Missouri Identification Card and a social security card under the same identity.
On October 2, 2019, Arellano-Almontes was found illegally residing in Crawford County, Iowa. Arellano-Almontes also has a prior felony conviction for possession of methamphetamine from 2003 out of the District Court for Colfax County, Nebraska.
Arellano-Almontes was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. He was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment. He also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Arellano-Almontes is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Fletcher and Ron Timmons, and investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
They have no respect for anything. Deport his ass and do it now.
You know the rules when there is Communists, I mean tolerant Democrats in charge.
It’s fishing, you know catch and release.
They need to be tagged like fish to see where they have been
millions more coming to America, the next third world country!!!
Melania
The key words in this article are, “Illegal alien”. If you weren’t such a dumbass hater, you would realize that!
hey dipshit she came here legally what part of illegal do you stupid incel lefties not understand
She is as legal as Kamala
It’s okay, he is here illegally Biden/Harris will let him out.
It’s obvious that this pos doesn’t want to assimilate. Take him out behind the shed and exterminate him!!!
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