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Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run pleads guilty in deaths of 53 migrants locked in truck
« on: January 17, 2025, 10:45:33 am »
Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run pleads guilty in deaths of 53 migrants locked in truck
 
By Paul Weber and Lisa Baumann - Associated Press - Thursday, January 16, 2025
A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Homero Zamorano Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court in San Antonio to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death, causing serious bodily injury, and placing lives in jeopardy; one count of transportation of aliens resulting in death; and one count of transportation of aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy.

The 48-year-old could face a maximum sentence of life in prison, the Justice Department announced. Zamorano is scheduled to be sentenced on April 24.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/16/homero-zamorano-pleads-guilty-death-53-migrants-lo/
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Re: Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run pleads guilty in deaths of 53 migrants locked in truck
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2025, 10:47:02 am »
If this were in Massachusetts, the perp would already be back behind the wheel smuggling illegal immigrants. :whistle:
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