10/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/17/2024 14:42
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARIO ALONSO ALDANO-CARPIO,age 49, a citizen of El Salvador, pled guilty on October 9, 2024 to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326(a). U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle scheduled the sentencing for January 15, 2025.
According to court records, MARIO ALONSO ALDANO-CARPIO reentered the United States sometime prior to August 2, 2024, after having been previously removed on or about January 10, 2006.
MARIO ALONSO ALDANO-CARPIO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. Sentencing is scheduled for January 15, 2025.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice