WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BANGOR, Maine:A Mexican man pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for eluding inspection by immigration officers.
U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Encarnacion Lara Gonzalez,49, to time served (approximately three days).
According to court records, on October 4, 2026, Lara Gonzalez, a Mexican national, traveled into Canada through the Houlton port of entry. After stopping in a parking lot in Canada, he turned his vehicle around and drove back towards the U.S. At the Houlton port of entry, he drove through the inspection lane and entered the U.S. with...