Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that 36-year-old Walter Omar Casco-Lopez, a Honduran national, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, to illegal reentry after removal. According to the Department of Justice, Casco-Lopez had previously been deported to Honduras in October 2011 and was later found in Orleans Parish in November 2019.
The offense carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, up to one year of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, and a $100 mandatory special assessment.
The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is handling the prosecution.
The matter is part of Operation Take Back America, a federal initiative involving the Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhoods.
