Trucker Pleads Guilty to "Ferrying" Illegals

Pulaski note: Why would a judge allow someone guilty of human smuggling facing up to 10 years in prison to be released on bond? From the Sacramento Bee -A California truck driver has pleaded guilty in a New Mexico court to a charge that he transported illegal immigrants. Federal prosecutors say 42-year-old Ulises Lluch-Valdes of Santa Clarita entered his plea Tuesday in Las Cruces. He was arrested in March and released on a $5,000 bond. He remains on release pending his sentencing hearing, which has not yet been scheduled. The charge stems from a stop at a border patrol checkpoint in southern New Mexico. During an inspection, agents found three illegal immigrants hiding inside the cab of his tractor-trailer. Prosecutors say Lluch-Valdes admitted that he was charging the three men $800 each to transport them to California. Lluch-Valdes faces up to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release.

Trucker Pleads Guilty to "Ferrying" Illegals