East Hartford, Connecticut.– A man who was deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic in 2003 following a felony conviction has been charged with illegally re-entering the United States after he was found living on Bliss Street in East Hartford in December, authorities say.

Authorities identified the man as Jose Eduardo Pena-Rodriguez, 32. A federal grand jury in New Haven indicted him Thursday on a charge of illegally re-entering the United States after being deported, Acting U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy announced.

Edgar Vasquez, a deportation officer in the federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in an affidavit that Pena-Rodriguez has used the names Raphael Gomez, Jose Rodriguez, and Felix Fontanez.

After the Dec. 4 arrest, Vasquez wrote, Pena-Rodriguez was read his constitutional rights to silence and a lawyer, waived them, and admitted his identity. He also admitted that he is a citizen of the Dominican Republic, that he had been deported from the United States on Nov. 7, 2003, and that he didn’t apply for permission to re-enter the U.S. If convicted, he could theoretically face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.