CLINT, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Clint man was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso on Monday to nine years in prison for conspiracy to transport illegal migrants.
According to court documents, Jesus David Escareno aka El Gerver, 19, acted as the leader of an alien smuggling cell operating in the Western District of Texas and the District of New Mexico.
From July 2024 through February 2025, Escareno conspired with dozens of drivers to pick up and transport aliens in furtherance of their illegal entry into the United States.
In total, he was directly involved in the transportation of more than 100 illegal migrants.
Escareno was arrested on April 7 and pleaded guilty on Sept. 9. U.S. District Judge Leon Schydlower presided over the case.
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