Twice-deported man sentenced to 37 months after being caught in US

INDIANAPOLIS - A twice-deported man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after being caught for the third time unlawfully in the United States.




Juan Morales, 49, of Mexico pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation. He was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.




According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Morales was convicted in November of operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. Further investigation into his past revealed that not only had Morales been convicted of dealing cocaine and meth in both Indiana and Illinois, but he'd been twice deported from the U.S. and twice convicted of illegal reentry.




"While in the United States unlawfully for a third time, this defendant has repeatedly broken the law, demonstrating time and time again a fundamental lack of respect for this country," said John E. Childress, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.




As part of his sentence, Morales was ordered to serve one year on supervised release after his prison term.



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