Soldiers suspected of alien smuggling
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070611/ap_on_re_us/soldiers_immigrant_smuggling;_ylt=ApBGGKkaJVQeo1O.yjFnMRVvzwcF
LAREDO, Texas - Three National Guardsmen assigned to the Texas-Mexico border were accused of running an immigrant smuggling ring after 24 immigrants were found inside a van that one of them was driving, a U.S. attorney said Monday.
The three, arrested late Thursday and Friday, were arraigned Monday on a federal charge of conspiring to transport illegal immigrants.
Pfc. Jose Rodrigo Torres, 26, and Sgt. Julio Cesar Pacheco, 25, both of Laredo, and Sgt. Clarence Hodge Jr., 36, of Fort Worth, were arrested near Laredo.
A Border Patrol agent found 24 illegal immigrants inside a van Torres was driving along Interstate 35 near Cotulla, Texas, about 68 miles north of the border, prosecutors said. Torres was in uniform at the time of his arrest Thursday.
The van was leased by the National Guard, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Prosecutors accused Hodge of helping Torres pass through a Border Patrol checkpoint on the highway by making it look like the two were conducting Guard business.
2007-06-12 05:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I hate to bring this to your attention but the guards last names are??? They are sympathizers that unfortunatley joined the National Guard. Now if they were of American decent then I would be pissed, but I am not really surprised. But that's okay because probably half of the illegals (oh about what 11 million) are criminals killing people here and bringing over drugs. But it does show that the border did do their job on this one, they manged to kill 2 birds with 1 stone! Anyone who thumbs down this is not American, lol. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL OUR TROOPS!!!!!
2007-06-12 06:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Plain and simple, Canadians aren't pouring across the borders. However, I know that some Minutemen teams have been watching the US-Canadian border in Washington State. Clever illegals with a little money do attempt to come across from Canada.
2016-05-18 01:50:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where there's an opportunity to make some easy money, there will always be opportunists who take advantage. Look at all of America's largest corporations as prime examples of scam artists and consumer rip-offs. -RKO- 06/12/07
2007-06-12 06:16:07 · answer #3 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The better question is 'how are they defending Barnes and Noble?"
2007-06-12 06:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Billy! 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Columbus discovered America, did you know that?
2007-06-12 06:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by sea link 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What a hoot!
2007-06-12 06:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by Don W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is this how you rip on all soldiers
2007-06-12 06:02:49 · answer #7 · answered by USA Proud 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes.
2007-06-12 06:04:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋