York, PA - Several people in York County were charged in immigration fraud cases, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith said one man in York County was indicted on allegations of illegally re-entering the United States after a previous arrest and deportation.
Jorge Eduardo Mendoza, 50, a native and citizen of Mexico, was apprehended in York County, Smith said. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and fines of more than $250,000, a news release stated.
Smith also announced the indictment of Isan Contact, 25, a native and citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, who is charged with hindering removal from the United States.
Contact is an alien who was under a final order of removal from the United States and conspired to hinder his departure while in York County, the release stated.
Contact faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of more than $250,000.
Richard Antonia Pena-Perez, 27, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was indicted on charges that he knowingly made a false declaration while under oath to the immigration court in York County, Smith said.
If convicted, Pena-Perez faces up to 15 years in prison and fines of more than $500,000.
Each person also faces a possible deportation, Smith said.
The investigation was led by the United States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who designated prosecution by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McDonnell.
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