HOUSTON: Three people were sentenced to prison here the other day for their roles in an eight-year long undocumented people smuggling operation, a Department of Justice news release states.
Homero Gonzalez-Carranza, 30, pleaded guilty to leading the smuggling operation and was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, the release states. He is undocumented and will be deported after his sentence.
Eduardo Luis Pompa, 26, was convicted on smuggling charges after a two-day trial determined he served as a lookout for the operation. He was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison. Pompa, of Houston, was arrested July 14, 2014, when agents intercepted the ring smuggling 57 undocumented people from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston.
Lisa Quintanilla, 46, also was believed to have served as a lookout for the operation, the release states. The Premont native was sentenced to more than two years in prison.
