An indictment unsealed Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia charges two Honduran nationals with alien smuggling and fraud offenses tied to the alleged smuggling of an unaccompanied alien child and an effort to fraudulently obtain custody of the child through a federal sponsorship program.
Federal prosecutors allege that Luis Adolfo Mendoza Fonseca, 30, of Raleigh, and his sister, Rosmery Yambiel Castillo Fonseca, 25, of Lawrenceville, were residing in the United States illegally when they carried out the alleged scheme.
“Through coordinated lies and deception, two illegal aliens smuggled a child into our country to facilitate the exploitation of a 15-year-old child by a 30-year-old man,” said Theodore S. Hertzberg. “As a result of unwavering law enforcement dedication, the child has been removed from a predatory situation, and the deceitful duo who trafficked her will be held accountable for their crimes.”…