San Antonio man who tried to smuggle 25 migrants into US sentenced to 10 years in prison

Smuggler sentenced in Border Patrol chase that killed two migrant passengers

A Chula Vista man who was transporting two undocumented immigrants in a car he crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents, causing both passengers’ deaths, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in federal prison. Sergio Josue Palomera, 23, fled from Border Patrol on Oct. 22 after he was spotted loading the migrants into his car near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In court documents, prosecutors wrote …

San Antonio man gets 10 years for smuggling migrants in tanker truck

San Antonio man who tried to smuggle 25 migrants into US sentenced to 10 years in prison

A San Antonio man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison for attempting to smuggle 25 migrants into the US inside a tanker trailer.

Truck driver sentenced to federal prison for transporting 25 people in tanker

A Texas truck driver was sentenced to years in federal prison after he was caught transporting more than two dozen people inside a tanker trailer. On July 1, 2025, San Antonio resident Richard Rindeikis, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. Rindeikis pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to transport illegal aliens cha…

San Antonio man sentenced to 10 years for smuggling illegal aliens in tanker

DEL RIO, Texas — A 44-year-old San Antonio man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, according to court documents.