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MMC
11-18-2018, 05:52 PM
Across the Southern Border.....


A California National Guardsman Reservist was arrested and charged with human trafficking for smuggling illegal aliens across the United States-Mexico border for financial gain, USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/13/awol-national-guard-solider-charged-human-trafficking-border/1996285002/) reported.

National Guardsman Private First Class Edward Jair Acosta-Avila was arrested on Nov. 10th when he was stopped by immigration and custom enforcement (ICE) agents pulled him over just two miles north of the southern border in Otay Mesa, the Army Times (https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/11/15/national-guard-soldier-arrested-charged-with-smuggling-mexican-nationals-into-us/) reported. That's when agents discovered three illegal aliens hiding under a blanket in the back seat of Acosta-Avila's car. Acosta-Avila and the passenger, both U.S. citizens, were arrested and charged with human trafficking in federal court.

The guardsman and his passenger said they planned to split the $400 they were given to shuttle the illegal aliens across the border. The three illegal aliens, who are of Mexican decent, said they made arrangements to pay between $6,000 and $7,000 to get to the United States.

Federal authorities plan to hold the illegal aliens so they can serve as witnesses in the case against Acosta-Avila and his passenger. Once the case is over they will be deported back to Mexico, Fox 5 (https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/11/11/army-reservist-arrested-at-border-suspected-of-human-smuggling/) reported.

According to USA Today, Acosta-Avila was facing pending charges for being absent without leave (AWOL) at the time of his arrest......snip~

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethb...al-aliens-across-the-southern-border-n2536108 (https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/11/17/california-national-guardsman-arrested-for-trafficking-illegal-aliens-across-the-southern-border-n2536108)


Trying to make money off Illegal aliens. Imagine that. Wonder if Moonbeam Brown will give him a pardon. What say ye?

MisterVeritis
11-18-2018, 06:19 PM
Acosta-Avila and the passenger, both U.S. citizens, were arrested and charged with human trafficking in federal court.
According to USA Today, Acosta-Avila was facing pending charges for being absent without leave (AWOL) at the time of his arrest......snip~
Trying to make money off Illegal aliens. Imagine that. Wonder if Moonbeam Brown will give him a pardon. What say ye?
A State governor cannot pardon AWOL nor a federal charge of human trafficking.

MMC
11-18-2018, 06:29 PM
A State governor cannot pardon AWOL nor a federal charge of human trafficking.

I wonder why they didn't name his accomplice.

roadmaster
11-18-2018, 07:31 PM
There are a lot of unsealed too, they just unsealed and arrested a high profile Ohio lawyer with human trafficking of woman, rape, illegals.

Common
11-19-2018, 07:20 AM
When I read the title of this thread, the FIRST thing I said before I read it, im betting the guardsman has an hispanic name

Common
11-19-2018, 07:56 AM
When I read the title of this thread, the FIRST thing I said before I read it, im betting the guardsman has an hispanic name
Im probably going to be accused of soldier profiling or something else ridiculous