Texas trucking owner indicted in scheme involving 57 unauthorized drivers

Texas trucking owner indicted in scheme involving 57 unauthorized drivers

A Laredo trucking company owner faces federal charges for allegedly employing 57 unauthorized B-1 visa drivers to haul domestic freight across the U.S.

Laredo Trucking Owner Charged for Employing Unauthorized Non-Citizen Drivers

Armando Martinez Varela faces charges involving employment of unauthorized workers, encouraging or inducing unlawful entry or residence, harboring aliens, and making materially false statements to federal investigators.

Texas Trucking Owner Charged in Driver Labor Scheme

The US Attorney's Office for Southern Texas announced charges against a trucking company owner in a labor scheme involving unauthorized non-citizen drivers.

Texas trucking co. owner accused of using unauthorized non-citizen truck drivers to haul more than 1,000 domestic loads

A trucking company owner was indicted on federal charges related to a “labor scheme” using non-citizen truck drivers to transport domestic freight. On November 10, 2026, federal authorities announced charges against VMS Transport LLC  owner Armando Martinez Varela, 56, of Laredo. The charges are related to “employment of unauthorized workers, encouraging or inducing unlawful entry […]