Over 57 accounts passed з1.7 billion from the illegal transportation of migrants

A federal jury in Florida found 28-year-old Lazaro Alain Cabrera-Rodriguez guilty of participating in a scheme to smuggle people into the US and launder money.

For the organization of the trip, the group members took from 1500 to 40 thousand dollars per person. According to the US Department of Justice, more than $ 20 million (about 1.7 billion rubles) passed through 57 bank accounts controlled by them.

To attract customers, the group posted ads on social media, and the Cabrera-Rodriguez travel agency created the appearance of legitimate travel arrangements. People were sent from Cuba to third countries, after which they were organized to move around the American continent and enter the United States. Sometimes, accomplices rented private jets to transport groups.

One of the elements of the scheme was false applications through the ESTA electronic entry permit system. It is intended for citizens of countries participating in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program; Cuban citizens cannot use it on the basis of Cuban citizenship.

Participants of the group invited clients to present themselves as citizens of European countries. The applications indicated fictitious addresses and falsely claimed that the applicants had not been to Cuba since 2011, even though they were there at the time the documents were filed.

According to the Ministry of Justice, Cabrera-Rodriguez filed at least 600 such applications. Investigators also found that from 2021 to 2024, he and his co-conspirators transferred more than $600,000 outside the United States to buy air tickets for people being transported.

The jury found Cabrera-Rodriguez guilty of conspiracy to smuggle people for profit, as well as two conspiracies involving an international transfer and concealing the origin of the money. The verdict is scheduled for December 17. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

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