Twelve Cuban young people were accused in the United States for participating in an international network dedicated to immigrant traffic, asylum and money laundering fraud.
According to the accusation, The organization would have illegally introduced thousands of Cuban citizens in US territory For lucrative purposes, moving more than 18 million dollars.
According to judicial documents, they facilitated irregular income through fraudulent visa applications, false documents and money laundering.
Fiscal investigation revealed that they also exploited the immigration process with fictitious companies and promotions in social networks, referred to information from the Public Relations Office of the Department of Justice.
“The Department of Justice is investigating and chasing the traffic of people with more aggressiveness than ever, and the Alpha Joint Working Group is the spearhead,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
“We will not rest until those who They benefit from the suffering of vulnerable people, including many unaccompanied childrenthey face severe and exhaustive justice. ”
The attorney attorney general, Matthew R. Galeotti, said that “this accusation exposes a criminal organization that trafficked with large -scale people to the United States and then had fraudulently obtained migratory benefits.”
He added that the defendants used social networks and false legal documents to attract customers and “perpetuate their fraud.”
Cubans involved in immigrants trafficking towards the US
For his part, federal prosecutor Gregory W. Kehoe said that “those accused in this case conspired with other people to deliberately violate the immigration laws of our country while sought to enrich themselves personally.”
The acting director of the ICE, Todd M. Lyons, described the operation as a conspiracy of several years that “took advantage of vulnerable people and weakened public trust in the immigration system.”
Similarly, Jeffrey J. Dinise, head of the Miami of the Border Patrol, stressed:
“The message is clear: The United States is closed to illegal immigration and terrorist organizationsand those who try will face serious consequences. ”
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The director of USCIS, Joseph Edlow, added that the organization operated a facade to produce false asylum requests: “To criminals who seek to exploit our immigration system: we will find them, we will end their plans and will face justice.”
Among the defendants are residents in Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Cuba. They face charges that include conspiracy for trafficking for profit, asylum fraud and money laundering.
The investigation was in charge of the Alpha Joint Working Group (JTFA), in coordination with agencies such as ICEFBI, DEA and the Department of National Security, with support from authorities of the Cayman Islands.
According to the Department of Justice, this operation is part of the National Initiative Take Back Americawhich seeks to combat transnational criminal networks and reinforce border security.
The authorities recalled that a formal accusation is only an allegation and that the accused are presumed innocent until a court determines otherwise.
