Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND - Jose De Jesus Rosales-Gamez, 44 years old, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry of a deported alien, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Rosales-Gamez was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

According to documents in the case, Rosales-Gamez illegally entered or attempted to enter the United States and was removed four times from the mid-1990s through 2016. Rosales-Gamez yet again illegally returned to the United States in 2016 or 2017 following two prior felony convictions.

This case was investigated by United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the LaPorte County Sheriff's Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph P. Falvey.