FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
CARLOS SANCHEZ-JARQUIN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Missoula, on October 16, 2007, before Judge William F. Downes, Chief Judge for the District of Wyoming, who was presiding for U.S. District Court Judge Donald W. Molloy, CARLOS SANCHEZ-JARQUIN, a 29-year-old resident of Missoula, appeared for sentencing. SANCHEZ-JARQUIN was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 227 days (time served)
- Supervised Release: 1 year
SANCHEZ-JARQUIN was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On February 2, 2007, Missoula Probation and Parole officers contacted agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") concerning SANCHEZ-JARQUIN, who is on probation for his third DUI conviction. SANCHEZ-JARQUIN had admitted to the probation office that he bought a fraudulent social security card in California.
The ICE agents conducted a records review and determined that SANCHEZ-JARQUIN was an alien and citizen of Mexico who was removed from the United States on September 25, 2003. The records also reflected that he had not applied for permission to reenter the country with either the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security or the Attorney General.
On March 7, 2007, the ICE agents contacted SANCHEZ-JARQUIN at his place of employment in Missoula. SANCHEZ-JARQUIN admitted that he is a citizen of Mexico and further admitted that he does not possess valid documentation allowing his entry into or presence within the United States.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that SANCHEZ-JARQUIN will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, SANCHEZ-JARQUIN does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Racicot prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Montana Probation and Parole and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
