Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS
Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney Roger Handberg announces today that a Florida man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting…
Smuggler sent to prison for transporting 26 in a locked near-freezing trailer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to federal prison for smuggling individuals in a scheme that involved dangerous and life-threatening conditions, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Three Individuals Arrested for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor 86 Illegal Aliens from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras
TUCSON, Ariz. – On June 30, 2022, three individuals were arrested and charged in a complaint with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit. Federal agents executed two search warrants…
Man admits to smuggling 20 aliens in locked Fedex trailer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Vince Ruiz III pleaded guilty to one count…
MEXICO-BASED MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On June 28, 2022, Juan Carlos Juarez-Torres, 41, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 240 months in prison, followed by 60 months…
Florida Man Charged with Unlawful Transportation of Individuals
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Juan Mejia-Flores, 31, of Bradenton, Florida, has been indicted by the federal grand jury for the unlawful transportation…
Former Rancho Mirage Resident Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for $44 Million Fraud that Illegally Billed Insurers for Cosmetic Surgeries
LOS ANGELES – A former Coachella Valley resident whom Israel deported after she and her then-doctor husband fled there to escape criminal prosecution was sentenced today to 97 months in federal…
Man Allegedly Built Massive Drug Ring In Tennessee Prison With Cartel Supplied Fentanyl: REPORT
Man Allegedly Built Massive Drug Ring In Tennessee Prison With Cartel Supplied Fentanyl: REPORT Jennie Taer on July 1, 2022 A Tennessee inmate orchestrated an advanced drug smuggling network that brought Sinaloa…
Honduran National Charged with Illegal Reentry
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Enin Noe Marquez-Cruz, 30, of Honduras, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Burlington on a…
Two Guatemalan Nationals Plead Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Officer
TUCSON, Ariz. –On June 28, 2022, Esdly Amarilis Gonzalez, 28, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a federal officer. Sentencing is scheduled for September 7, 2022, before United…
Cartel leader heads to prison for over $2M drug seizures
LAREDO, Texas – A leader within Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion has been ordered to federal prison for his role in an elaborate conspiracy of possession with intent to distribute meth, heroin,…
53 Fatalities From Tractor Trailer Smuggling Incident – Charges Filed Against Four
SAN ANTONIO – Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in alien smuggling resulting in death, in violation of Title 8, United States Code,…
Guatemalan Citizen Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
ALPINE – Robinson Mendoza-Gomez, 22, a Guatemalan citizen, was sentenced on Monday to 21 months for assaulting a federal officer. According to court documents, on December 14, 2021, Border Patrol agents near…
Cock-fighter receives hefty sentence for local drug trafficking
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney…
Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Return by an Alien Removed After Conviction for a Felony
Gulfport, Miss. – A Mexican national pled guilty to the federal crime of unlawful return of an alien deported or removed after conviction for a felony. U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of…
Local felon heads to prison for smuggling nearly 100 in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 49-year-old Desoto man has been sent to prison following his conviction of alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dedrick Lindell Coleman pleaded guilty April 14. Today,…
Honduran sent to prison after claims cartel forced him to transport drugs
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 28-year-old non-U.S. citizen has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute nearly two kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…
Houston truck driver admits to transporting 145 in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 73-year-old Houston man entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport an undocumented alien, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Anthony Alfred Boring arrived at the Border Patrol…
Smuggling narcotics to three cities lands traffickers in prison
LAREDO, Texas – A 47-year-old Cuban national has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to distribute large quantities of marijuana and cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
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