A Dominican national, Carlos Alexander Martinez-Jimenez, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly reentering the United States after being deported. The indictment charges him with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.
Martinez-Jimenez, 48, is currently serving a state prison sentence at Souza-Baronowski Correction Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date.
Court documents indicate that Martinez-Jimenez was previously convicted in February 2017 of Furnishing a False Name or Social Security Number and Identity Fraud in Fall River District Court. He received a sentence of 134 days in state prison for those offenses and was removed from the United States in April 2017 following completion of his sentence.
On January 31, 2024, Martinez-Jimenez was convicted again—this time for Trafficking 18 grams or more (but less than 36 grams) of Heroin/Morphine/Opium/Fentanyl—in Essex Superior Court. He was sentenced to three-and-a-half to five years in state prison and is currently serving that term.
If convicted on the new federal charge, Martinez-Jimenez faces up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine up to $250,000. Upon completion of any imposed sentence, he would be subject to deportation. Sentencing decisions are made by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable statutes.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated: “The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston joined Foley in announcing the indictment. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan C. Cleary and Zachary Stendig are prosecuting the case.