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Fargo, North Dakota Man Sentenced for Human Smuggling
Fargo, North Dakota – In a shocking case of human smuggling, a New Jersey man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in transporting illegal aliens into the United States.
Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Resendiz, 41, from New Jersey, was sentenced on July 24, 2023, for his involvement in the smuggling of a group of Mexican nationals across the United States-Canada border into North Dakota in late March 2023.
According to court documents, Gonzalez-Resendiz and his co-defendants planned to move the migrants further into the United States in exchange for a payment of thousands of dollars per person. However, the plan fell apart when a pickup truck they were using got stuck in the snow.
The pickup had to be towed from the drifted snow and was discovered by Border Patrol agents later at a Langdon, North Dakota, hotel where the smugglers and some of the people they smuggled were staying.
Gonzalez-Resendiz’s co-defendants, Armando De Dios-Carrillo and Victor Manuel Perez-Aguilera, were sentenced to 24 months and 18 months, respectively, on July 13, 2023.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Border Patrol, with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Office of Field Operations and Pembina County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jacob T. Rodenbiker.
This case highlights the ongoing issue of human smuggling in the United States and the importance of law enforcement agencies working together to combat this crime.
For more information, contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota.
Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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