Hialeah Man Sentenced to 30 Months for International Migrant-Smuggling Scheme
Prosecutors said the group spent over $2.5 million on flights and routed more than $7 million through payment apps.
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Hialeah man sentenced for role in operation to smuggle migrants into the U.S.
A Cuban national was sentenced to prison Wednesday for his role in an international operation that involved operating a "sham" immigration business to smuggle migrants into the United States, federal officials said.
Erik Ventura-Castro, a 24-year-old Cuban resident of Hialeah, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for leading a network that illegally trafficked thousands of Cubans to the United States.
Erik Ventura-Castro, a 24-year-old Cuban resident of Hialeah, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his participation in an international network that irregularly transferred Cuban citizens to the United States. The organization mobilized millions of dollars through the use of fraudulent immigration applications and money-laundering schemes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Ventura-Castro is the first of 12 defendants to b…
Telemundo Orlando (31)
Telemundo Tampa (49)A Hialeah man accused of joining a network of immigration fraud that allegedly helped Cuban citizens enter the United States through fraudulent applications became the first of those sentenced to prison, according to court documents. Erik Ventura Castro, 24, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to smuggle migrants and launder money. According to the Department of Justice, Ventura Castro is the first to…
A Hialeah man accused of joining a network of immigration fraud that allegedly helped Cuban citizens enter the United States through fraudulent applications became the first of those sentenced to prison, according to court documents. Erik Ventura Castro, 24, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to smuggle migrants and launder money. According to the Department of Justice, Ventura Castro is the first to…
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