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Smuggler Pleads Guilty
A 29-year-old woman from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation has pleaded guilty to transporting two illegal aliens for profit, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
According to officials, Ruth Smoke, 29, was stopped by New York State Police south of Watertown, New York, on December 2, 2015, with two passengers in her vehicle.
Subsequent investigation by U.S. Border Patrol Agents revealed that the two passengers were illegal aliens from China who were smuggled into the United States from Canada across the St. Lawrence River earlier in the day.
The illegal aliens told Border Patrol Agents that they were to pay $400.00 upon arriving in New York City. As part of her plea of guilty today, Ruth Smoke admitted she was transporting the two illegal aliens in return for a fee.
The charge carries with it a maximum sentence of ten (10) years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000.00 and a three year term of supervised release.
Sentencing is scheduled for August 24, 2016, in Syracuse, New York.
This case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol (Wellesley Island Station) and the New York State Police and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Southwick.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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