US EditionBrazilian national living in Worcester arrested in ‘large-scale’ human smuggling ring
- Flavio Alexandra Alves, also known as Ronaldo, was arrested for his involvement in a human smuggling operation, according to U.S. Attorney Leah Foley's office.
- He is charged with conspiracy to bring and transport aliens within the U.S. And had prior human smuggling convictions, leading to his deportation in 2005.
- Between May 2021 and August 2022, Alves allegedly bought over 100 airline tickets for smuggled individuals to travel from border cities to various U.S. Locations.
- Federal authorities arrested four others related to the smuggling ring; if convicted, Alves could face up to 10 years in prison.
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Mass. restaurant owners sentenced to prison for smuggling migrants from Brazil into the U.S.
A Woburn father and son who own two local restaurants were sentenced to prison on Friday for conspiring to smuggle Brazilian migrants into the country, United States Attorney Leah Foley’s office said. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Jesse James Moraes, 67, and Hugo Giovanni Moraes, 45, owners of Tudo Na Brasa/Taste of Brazil and The Dog House Bar and Grill, Foley’s office said in a statement.
Brazilian national who allegedly had role in ‘large-scale human smuggling ring’ arrested in Worcester, federal prosecutors say - The Boston Globe
Authorities said Flavio Alexandra Alves, 41,who was living in Worcester, was previously convicted of human smuggling charges in 2004 in California and was deported to Brazil in 2005.
Brazilian man living in Worcester charged in human smuggling operation
A Brazilian national living in Worcester, Massachusetts, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a human smuggling operation, federal investigators said. The office of U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said the arrest of 41-year-old Flavio Alexandra Alves, also known as Ronaldo, was part of an international operation by law enforcement in the U.S. and Brazil. Alves is charged with conspiracy to bring aliens to and transport aliens wit…
U.S.-based facilitator of international human smuggling operation arrested
An undocumented Brazilian migrant accused of being the U.S.-based facilitator of an international operation was arrested Wednesday as U.S. and Brazilian law enforcement executed an operation.
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