Texas U.S. Attorney: Gunpoint Extortion of Migrants Leads to 38-Year Prison Sentence
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
MCALLEN, Texas, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release:
A 26-year-old McAllen man has been sentenced on multiple counts of hostage taking, smuggling and weapons charges, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
A federal jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning the guilty verdict Nov. 8, 2023, on all counts against Heriberto Mendez-Lozano following a three-day trial.
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A 26-year-old McAllen man has been sentenced on multiple counts of hostage taking, smuggling and weapons charges, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
A federal jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning the guilty verdict Nov. 8, 2023, on all counts against Heriberto Mendez-Lozano following a three-day trial.
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