Mexican national sentenced to 12 months for third illegal reentry after two DUI convictions 

Abraham Moreno Garcia, 51, of Mexico, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release in federal court on Friday.

Moreno Garcia was sentenced after pleading guilty for illegally reentering and remaining in the United States, according to Acting United States Attorney Ken Sorenson.

According to court documents, Moreno Garcia was arrested in Kailua-Kona in 2024 for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant when he was stopped for speeding 64 miles per hour in a 35-miles per hour zone. He had open alcohol containers in the care and was driving without a license, insurance, and vehicle registration.

Moreno Garcia had two convictions and six other driving-while-under-the-influence arrests. He also had two prior federal convictions for illegally reentering the United States.

At Friday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake indicated that at his 2019 illegally
reentry sentencing before her, when he was sentenced to approximately five months, Moreno Garcia told her he would not return to the United States. Despite this, he returned and continued to drive drunk.

Judge Otake stated that Moreno Garcia is a danger on the roads and the public must be protected from him.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Darren W.K. Ching prosecuted the case.