TAMPA, Fla. — A federal grand jury has indicted Aristeo Ceron-Morales, 48, of Sarasota, on fees of illegal possession of a firearm and unlawful reentry into the USA, in line with an announcement Thursday from U.S. Lawyer Gregory W. Kehoe.
Ceron-Morales, a beforehand convicted felon and undocumented immigrant, faces as much as 17 years in federal jail if convicted on each counts. The indictment additionally states the federal government intends to forfeit a Sig Sauer P226 handgun, a Savage .410 shotgun, and portions of Hornady 9mm and Remington .38 ammunition allegedly linked to the offenses.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, Ceron-Morales was convicted in 2002 of a intercourse offense involving a baby and was deported from the U.S. in 2003. Regardless of his prior elimination, authorities say he illegally reentered the nation and was later present in possession of firearms and ammunition, which is prohibited beneath federal legislation resulting from his felony document and immigration standing.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Homeland Safety Investigations, and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace, with help from the Bradenton Police Division. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Abigail Okay. King is prosecuting the case.
The costs are a part of Operation Take Again America, a Division of Justice initiative geared toward combating unlawful immigration, dismantling transnational felony organizations, and lowering violent crime by coordinated federal legislation enforcement efforts.
An indictment is a proper accusation. Ceron-Morales is presumed harmless except and till confirmed responsible in a courtroom of legislation.
