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L.A. woman sentenced for masterminding immigrant smuggling scheme
Sac Bee ^ | 12/23/03 | AP - Los Angeles

Posted on 12/23/2003 10:07:43 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 6:02:14 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman who helped her former boyfriend, an ex-immigration agent, smuggled dozens of Filipinos into the United States was sentenced Monday to three years in prison.

Rita Cunanan, 43, of North Hills, pleaded guilty in October to charges of conspiracy and bringing illegal aliens into the country.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; humansmuggling; immigrant; immigrantlist; masterminding; scheme; sentenced; smuggling

1 posted on 12/23/2003 10:07:44 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Gosh!!! All these sentences amount to an enormous deterrent to all those wannabee smugglers lurking here and there and everywhere!!!

I'll get around to turning off the sarcasm tag when I regain my senses. Thanks for the post, anyway.
Penny

2 posted on 12/23/2003 10:17:48 AM PST by Penny
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To: *immigrant_list; A Navy Vet; Lion Den Dan; Free the USA; Libertarianize the GOP; madfly; B4Ranch; ..
ping
3 posted on 12/23/2003 10:27:37 AM PST by gubamyster
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To: NormsRevenge
Rita Cunanan....

I wonder if she's any relation to Andrew Cunanan,
mass murderer and killer of Gianni Versace.
4 posted on 12/23/2003 11:58:04 AM PST by calcowgirl (No on Propositions 55, 56, 57, 58)
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