An illegal immigrant received a 15-year sentence in federal prison for possessing child pornography and for being in the country illegally, according to Border Report.
Jose Ricardo Zamora-Ibarra, 35, was sentenced to 180 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Randy Crane of the Southern District of Texas.
According to the DOJ, Zamora-Ibarra pled guilty to downloading more than 250 files containing child pornography images utilizing a peer-to-peer platform.
The individual had been under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals and ATF.
“Because of the outstanding investigative efforts of HSI and our federal partners, this repeat child sex offender will serve a lengthy federal prison sentence,” Craig Larrabee, HSI acting special agent in charge for San Antonio, said in a statement. “Our efforts are vital to protecting our nation’s most vulnerable population from repeat sexual predators who troll the internet looking for additional victims.”
