BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Raul Ramirez-Martinez, 36, an undocumented alien from Queretaro, Mexico, has been sentenced on a multi-count indictment charging conspiracy to transport and harbor aliens and illegal re-entry after removal/deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Ramirez-Martinez, a previously deported illegal alien, pleaded guilty in May 2014. Today, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen handed him a sentence of 120 months on each of the charges, to be served concurrently. At the hearing, the government presented evidence that Ramirez-Martinez, who had a prior alien smuggling conviction in 2006, was the leader of the smuggling organization. He is expected to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. The charges arose following the discovery of 72 illegal aliens at a stash house in Brownsville. Co-defendant Rodrigo Gonzalez-Alvarez, 22, went to trial in June 2014. At that trial, agents with the Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling and Terrorism Unit (FIST), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Border Patrol, testified that on March 27, 2014, they learned a group of suspected illegal aliens were being harbored at a residence on Coral Court in Brownsville. The investigated and discovered a total of 72 individuals, all undocumented aliens from different countries – Guatemala, Bolivia, Honduras and El Salvador. READ MORE: myharlingennews/?p=44858
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:52:14 +0000
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