Thrice-deported man nabbed again in N.H.

Thrice-deported man nabbed again in N.H.

April 23, 2009 9:05 AM

MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian national who has been kicked out of the United States three times has been sentenced to nine months in jail for having come back yet again.

The Telegraph reports 45-year-old Bruce Morine had been jailed since his arrest and indictment last year, after federal immigration agents found he was living in Milford.

Morine, also known as Terry Morine, Bruce Kelly, and Kevin Kelly, had been deported from the United States three times from October 1986 through May 2008. Morine was sentenced to six years in prison in 1988, after he was convicted of re-entering the U.S. and transportation of stolen goods, prosecutors stated in court records.

Morine could have faced up to 20 years in prison, but was sentenced to nine months after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors. Prosecutor say although he's already served his sentence, he will remain in custody pending deportation.