U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara has sentenced Hubert Richard Crew (55, Jamaica) to five years in federal prison for illegal reentry by an aggravated felon.
Crew pleaded guilty on February 13, 2025.
According to court records, Crew is a native and citizen of Jamaica. He was initially removed from the United States on January 26, 2007, following his release from a federal prison sentence for misprision of a felony, failure to appear, and making a false statement on a passport application.
Crew subsequently reentered the United States and was removed on two more occasions on April 26, 2013, and November 30, 2016.
On November 7, 2024, federal immigration authorities found Crew at a residence in Tampa after receiving an anonymous tip that he had reentered the United States illegally.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Assistant United States Attorney Jeff Chang prosecuted it.
