Tuesday
April 13, 2010


Illegal alien sentenced to federal prison

ALBANY – A citizen of Mexico, living in Newburgh, and who was deported following a 2008 conviction for assault in Orange County, was sentenced to up to 20 years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. Victor Cruz, 34, was deported to Mexico on June 18, 2008 following his assault conviction.

Cruz, 24, pled guilty in Albany federal court, Monday, to the felony offense of reentry by a previously removed alien. Following his prison term, he faces up to three years of parole and a fine of up to $250,000.

On February 11, 2010, he was encountered during a traffic stop by State Police near Schodak. Later, an Immigration

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