Noel Ignacio Moronta Indicted

Dominican National Deported in 2014 Following Convictions on Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes Indicted for Illegal Reentry

PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national, deported in 2014 after being convicted for drug trafficking, identity fraud, and forgery, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of illegal reentry, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Noel Ignacio Moronta, 43, deported in May 2014, again came to the attention of law enforcement in April 2023, when he was arrested on various Rhode Island state charges for drug trafficking and related crimes. He was convicted on those charges in November 2023.

A federal indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The matter was investigated by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).