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Mexican National Convicted of Transporting Unaccompanied Minor
A 67-year-old Mexican national has been found guilty of transporting an unaccompanied 8-year-old child from Mexico, according to a recent conviction in a federal court in Texas.
Victor Manuel Monsivais was arrested at 1 a.m. in an HEB parking lot in south San Antonio after a sting operation carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the San Antonio Police Department.
Monsivais had planned to hand over the child to another individual involved in smuggling the child into the United States, but was caught by law enforcement officials who had been waiting for him based on intelligence gathered during the investigation.
Monsivais was found guilty of one count of illegal alien transportation and is set to face sentencing. This conviction is part of a larger operation that has seen several co-defendants plead guilty to related charges.
Co-defendants Elida Kassandra Moreno, a 28-year-old United States citizen, and Nery Uriostegui-Dominguez, a 28-year-old Mexican national, had previously pleaded guilty to bringing in and harboring aliens and conspiracy to bring in and harboring aliens.
Moreno was sentenced to 36 months in prison and a $1,000 fine on February 20, 2021, while Uriostegui was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 1, 2020.
The investigation was led by HSI with assistance from the San Antonio Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua Banister and Holly Pavlinski.
U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas and HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Craig Larrabee, San Antonio Division, made the announcement regarding the conviction.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Human Trafficking|Smuggling|Transportation Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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