Roma man gets 3 years for failed smuggling crash in Duval County

Texas Man Sentenced To 3 Years For Human Smuggling Resulting In 4 Deaths

A South Texas man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of four people. Jose Refugio Torres, 28, from Roma, Texas, pleaded guilty on September 27, 2023, and was sentenced… Texas Man Sentenced To 3 Years For Human Smuggling Resulting In 4 Deaths

Roma man gets 3 years for failed smuggling crash in Duval County

A Roma man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a human smuggling event that resulted in multiple deaths, according to a press release from the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. Jose Refugio Torres, 28, admitted to conspiring to transporting people illegally present in the country from the Rio Grande Valley to destinations within the U.S. and entered a guilty plea on Sept. 27, 2023, according to the releas…

Texas man gets 3 years in scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants that led to 4 deaths

A 28-year-old man from Roma, Texas, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a deadly human smuggling scheme.Jose Refugio Torres pleaded guilty Sept. 27, 2023, to conspiring to transport undocumented immigrants from the Rio Grande Valley into other U.S. locations, authorities said.