Crime & Safety
Deported Attleboro Man Arrested After Re-entering: Feds
Fernando Cortez Cuevas, a Mexican citizen, could be deported again.
ATTLEBORO, MA — An Attleboro man who was deported once by federal authorities was recently arrested again in Rhode Island after illegally re-entering, according to the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney. Fernando Cortez Cuevas, 40, is a Mexican citizen. He was deported in 2007 after being convicted of drug and obstruction charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Dambruch said.
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Cuevas was arrested in Rhode Island last month on another obstruction charge. He was indicted on that charge, Dambruch announced this week. An indictment means a grand jury determined a trial is warranted in the case. Cuevas could be deported again if he is convicted.
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