United States of America v. Alfredo Gonzalez-Pelaez

Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with illegal reentry after removal.

Alfredo Gonzalez-Pelaez, 42, was encountered by a Border Patrol agent conducting a field inspection. Gonzalez-Pelaez acknowledged to the officer that he was an alien who had illegally entered the United States years earlier. Immigration records showed that he had previously been removed from the U.S. in 2012 and did not have a visa or other documentation that would allow him to re-enter the country.

Gonzalez-Pelaez faces up to two years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case.

12/30/2025 23 PLEA AGREEMENT as to ALFREDO GONZALEZ-PELAEZ (CASEY, JOEL) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

12/30/2025 24 Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR: Arraignment held as to ALFREDO GONZALEZ-PELAEZ (1) Count 1, Guilty Plea entered as to ALFREDO GONZALEZ-PELAEZ (1) Count 1; Plea accepted. Court ordered preparation of an expedited Presentence Investigation Report. Defendant is remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal's Service. (Court Reporter: Cathy Ford) (Contract Interpreter: Fausto Sanchez) (mmy) (Entered: 12/30/2025)
12/30/2025 25 ORAL ORDER denying 22 Motion to Forego Presentence Investigation as to ALFREDO GONZALEZ-PELAEZ (1) By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (mmy) (Entered: 12/30/2025)