FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, December 07, 2007
VLADIMIR LORENZANO-IRRA 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 Billings, on December 6, 2007, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, VLADIMIR LORENZANO-IRRA, a 28-year-old citizen of Mexico, appeared for sentencing. LORENZANO-IRRA was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 8 months
- Supervised Release: 1 year
LORENZANO-IRRA was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to illegal re-entry of 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 September 6, 2007, LORENZANA-IRRA was encountered by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper during a traffic stop in Yellowstone County. The trooper became suspicious and contacted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for assistance. An ICE agent spoke with LORENZANA-IRRA and determined that he was a citizen of Mexico and in the United States illegally.
A fingerprint analysis identified LORENZANA-IRRA as having been previously deported from the United States on September 8, 2006, through San Ysidro, California.
A further review of immigration records revealed that LORENZANA-IRRA did not have the consent of the Attorney General or his successor, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to re-enter the United States after being deported.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that LORENZANO-IRRA will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, LORENZANO-IRRA 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 Marcia K. Hurd prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Montana Highway Patrol and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
