Smuggler sentenced to 97 months in prison

Smuggler sentenced to 97 months in prison

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Victor Ubaldo Hernandez-Ortega, 33, received a 97-month prison sentence for "conspiracy to transport aliens." That is according to federal prosecutors involved in the case. Officials say Hernandez-Ortega, who is from Durango, Mexico, worked as a load driver for a known human smuggler. They explain that Hernandez-Ortega would pick up migrants in El Paso and transport them to Albuquerque. Officials say Hernandez-Ortega wou…

Mexican national sentenced for transporting migrants in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Mexican national was sentenced recently in a federal court in El Paso to eight years in prison for conspiracy to transport migrants within the region, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Victor Ubaldo Hernandez-Ortega, 33, of Durango worked as a load driver for a known human smuggler. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Hernandez-Ortega would pick up mig…

A 33-year-old Mexican citizen, identified as Víctor Ubaldo Hernández Ortega, originally from the state of Durango, was sentenced to 97 months in prison (8 years and a month) for his involvement in a criminal network dedicated to the trafficking of migrants in U.S. territory. According to information provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Hernández Ortega worked as a cargo driver for a well-known human trafficker. His main function within th…