Posted on 07/22/2005 10:22:53 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
HOUSTON- A woman accused of taking part in a scheme that brought young Honduran women into the United States and then forced them into prostitution has been indicted on conspiracy and smuggling charges.
An arrest warrant charges Elsa Consuelo Isuala Meza of Houston, 44, with conspiracy, seven counts of smuggling and two counts of harboring undocumented immigrants. Isuala Meza remained at large and was believed to be Mexico, said Michael Keegan, spokesman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau in Washington D.C.
Isuala Meza was accused of running a house in Houston that served as part of a smuggling network. Girls as young as 14 came to stay at the home after being promised jobs as waitresses in New Jersey.
Instead, they would work 48-hour weeks in bars, earning $240 to pay smuggling fees ranging from $10,000 to $20,000, according to the indictment. The smugglers would threaten retaliation against their families in Honduras if they refused to work as prostitutes, Keegan said.
Isuala Meza was one of 10 people indicted Thursday by a New Jersey grand jury. Her brother, Jose Arnaldo Isuala Meza, 23, of Sonaguera, Honduras, was accused of being the lead smuggler.
He is being sought by authorities in Honduras. Eight others indicted in the case are in custody, three of them in Honduras, officials said.
About 30 of the women smuggled in were given medical services, counseling and housing. They and their families will be eligible to apply for special visas, Keegan said. ___
Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com
Apparently Madam Meza is rather large!
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Huh? Doesn't deportation of illegal aliens exist anymore?
I noticed that sentence too. Special visas will be given out. These women are here illegally. They should be deported not allowed to stay.
There's no end to it!
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
They're just pimpin' th' ho's Americans won't pimp.
Just doing the hooking American whores won't do!
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" believed to be Mexico"
She will be back with 30 more ho's. Then we can give out visas to 60 ho's.
Such a wonderful 3rd world culture. I love Guatemala and it's wonderful people!!!!! (/sarcsm)
Hondouras too!! All those pits are the same
Mexico??? What a shock! Never in a million years did I think she would abscond to Mexico!
Bush loves all of the south of the border people.
Wow, 16 posts until the intellectual dwarf rises with hand in air and shout's "Present!".
Illegal immigrants resorting to crime???
I scarce believe it.
As usual, we're getting only a portion of the story.
Are the visas being given so that the young ladies can testify against Meza?
Do the 30 women have children who are now considered US citizens?
Two valid questions that the article doesn't answer...
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