Man sentenced in fed court on immigration offenses




Benton Evening News
Thu Jan 21, 2010, 11:55 AM CST





Benton, Ill. -Cesar Hernandez-Escalante, 29, of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Benton to 15 months’ imprisonment.

Hernandez-Escalante had pleaded guilty Sept. 2, 2009, to the charges of illegal reentry into the United States after having been removed and transporting an illegal alien for financial gain.

He was also ordered to pay $200 in special assessments and will face removal from the United States after serving his sentence.

Hernandez-Escalante had previously been removed from the United States pursuant to law on June 11, 2009, through Harlingen, Texas. His most recent violations took place on June 21, 2009, in Effingham County, Ill. He was caught on Interstate 70 by a deputy from the Effingham Sheriff’s Department who stopped the vehicle he was driving for having too many passengers.

A subsequent Investigation by agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, determined that the eight passengers in his vehicle were illegal aliens being transported by Hernandez-Escalante for financial gain.

This case was investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael C. Carr.


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