A Texas man will spend years in federal prison after being found guilty of orchestrating a human smuggling scheme involving thousands of illegal immigrants.
Isai Orona, 35, also known as “Panda,” was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for conspiracy to transport aliens and transporting aliens, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas announced Wednesday. was sentenced.
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A Texas man was found guilty of conspiracy to transport an alien and transporting an alien and sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas. (St. Petersburg)
Court documents showed Orona was identified as: WhatsApp communication As the organizer of the smuggling scheme.
He admitted to smuggling more than 2,500 illegal immigrants into the United States within six months in 2023, many of whom were taken to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Isai Orona, aka “Panda,” admitted to smuggling more than 2,500 illegal immigrants into the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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He also said he had a network of drivers who helped him smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in at least 12 vehicles. When U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a co-conspirator transporting nine illegal immigrants in El Paso, it was discovered that the vehicle used was registered to Orona.
A co-conspirator working with Isai Orona was arrested in El Paso, Texas, for smuggling nine illegal immigrants.
He was arrested on November 20, 2023 and pled guilty to the aforementioned crimes on July 12, 2024.
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In addition to the four-and-a-half years he will spend in prison, the court also handed Orona a $250,000 monetary judgment.
