Published 10 days ago

Brothers Plead Guilty to Holding Three Migrants Hostage for Ransom in Escondido

Summary by Times of San Diego

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone Two brothers who kidnapped three people without documentation and held them for ransom at an Escondido home in 2023 pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges, prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Virves Pablo-Francisco, 22, and his brother Nicolas Pablo-Francisco, 20, held a father and son from Ecuador and a 16-year-old boy from Afghanistan hostage and demanded thou…

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San Diego Union Tribune

Brothers plead guilty to taking migrants hostage in Escondido

Three migrants, including two teenagers, were rescued from the home after family reported the ransom request to law enforcement

10 days ago·San Diego, United States

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NBC San Diego

Brothers plead guilty to holding 3 migrants hostage in Escondido

Two brothers who kidnapped a trio of migrants and held them for ransom at an Escondido home have pleaded guilty to federal charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.

10 days ago·San Diego, United States

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