Phoenix taco bus owner sentenced to prison following raid

The owner of Phoenix’s most distinctive taco truck was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison on Tuesday for a firearms charge and employing undocumented immigrants to work at his businesses, which include a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

“In this Court’s view,” said Judge Diana Humetewa during the sentencing hearing, “there is a necessity to impose a sentence to deter you from future criminal conduct and promote the rule of law.”

The judge sentenced Blademir Angulo Audeves to two months more than the prosecutors’ request. He was given 20 months for the firearms charge and six months for the employment charge, which he will serve concurrently…

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