LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Riverside County man who admitted his involvement in a scheme to kidnap migrants to the United States and hold them for ransom pleaded guilty today to federal charges.
Miguel Angel Avila, 24, of Hemet, was among five defendants charged in the case.
Avila pleaded guilty Wednesday in Los Angeles to kidnapping and other federal counts, including conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and transporting illegal aliens for private financial gain…