Second Person Sentenced to Prison in Multi-Year Human Trafficking Investigation in Lake County, Authorities Announce

22 years in prison for 1 of 2 suspects who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking, abusing child in Lake County

Jose Puga, 52, of Wonder Lake, (inset) was sentenced to over two decades in prison after pleading guilty last month to sex trafficking a teen girl and being arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office following a lengthy investigation. | Background Photo: Woo-Sung Shim / Lake and McHenry County Scanner; Inset: Provided A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after he and a woman sex trafficked a 15-year-old girl in Lake Count…

Second person sentenced to prison in multi-year human trafficking investigation in Lake County, authorities announce

Jose Puga, 52, of Wonder Lake was sentenced to 22 years in prison on two felony charges, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor and aggravated criminal sexual assault, in a case involving a then-15-year-old girl.

Federal prison sentence expected for trafficking

Timothy Brian Wheelan, 39, and Samuel Robert Crewe, 31, both of Jacksonville, appeared in provincial court in custody via video for sentencing on July 30 after changing their plea to guilty on drug charges laid by the RCMP.

Lake County, IL Trafficking Case Ends in 22-Year Sentence

Waukegan, IL – A 52-year-old man will spend 22 years in prison after pleading guilty in a Lake County human trafficking case involving a 15-year-old victim. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Puga entered guilty pleas Wednesday, July 22, to involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, a Class X felony, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Puga was sentenced to 22 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Hi…