A 46-year-old Corpus Christi man has been convicted of unlawfully reentering the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck announced.
A federal jury deliberated for approximately 15 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Carlos Lopez-Mejia, also known as Eddi Alberto Lopez-Mejia, following a one-day trial.
On Sept. 6, 2025, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with excessively tinted windows and a non-compliant stop lamp. The driver presented a Mexican identification card and admitted he was in the United States illegally…