Honduran Citizen Indicted on Illegal Reentry Charge

WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Elio Yoel Cardona-Torres, age 43, a Honduran citizen, was indicted on March 12, 2025, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on or about February 22, 2025, Cardona-Torres was encountered in Bradford County after previously being removed from the United States.  The indictment also alleges that Cardona-Torres had been removed from the United States on June 2, 2010, through Phoenix, Arizona, and reentered without first obtaining legal permission to do so.

This case was investigated by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Robin Zenzinger is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for the offense is 20 years and a fine.  A sentence for this offense may also include a period of supervised release following imprisonment.  A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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