Illegal Alien Crime Ring Busted for Stealing $400K in Semi-Truck Parts in Central Florida

An illegal alien crime ring was recently busted for stealing more than $400,000 in semi-truck parts in Central Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging four members of a crime ring for stealing more than $400,000 worth of truck parts. According to a law enforcement investigation led by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s Organized Crime Task Force, Geosvany Figueredo-Gonzalez, Brian Sanchez-Perez, Orlando Martinez-Dorta, and Liovel Urra-Penate committed dozens of burglaries of electronic control modules (ECMs) from Freightliner semi-trucks throughout Florida and Texas.

All four defendants face up to 832 years in prison and deportation.

“We have made it clear that crime doesn’t pay in Florida, and if you’re an illegal alien, we will work with the Trump administration to remove you from our country,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “I’m grateful for the hard work by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in this case for uncovering this massive scheme. Our Statewide Prosecutors will ensure the only thing coming for these criminal aliens is a strong prison sentence and a flight back to where they came from.”…

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