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U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona: Leader of Human Smuggling Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit
January 26, 2024
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release:

Maria Mendoza-Mendoza, aka "La Guera," 51, of Honduras, pleaded guilty yesterday to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 2, 2024, before United States District Judge Raner C. Collins.

Mendoza-Mendoza admitted that she was a leader of a smuggling organization that smuggled over 10 . . .

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