Texas U.S. Attorney: San Antonio Woman Who Acted as Legal Advocate to Smuggle Migrants Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
DEL RIO, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release:
A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court to 168 months in prison for one count of wire fraud.
According to court documents, Kimberly Cruz, 35, orchestrated a scheme in which she misrepresented herself as a legal advocate in order to smuggle migrants into the United States. Between April and October 2019, Cruz convinced multiple migran . . .
A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court to 168 months in prison for one count of wire fraud.
According to court documents, Kimberly Cruz, 35, orchestrated a scheme in which she misrepresented herself as a legal advocate in order to smuggle migrants into the United States. Between April and October 2019, Cruz convinced multiple migran . . .