A 45-year-old man from Mexico was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in holding 76 illegal immigrants hostage in a Peoria home, according the U.S. Attorney for Arizona.
A jury found Rufino Valdez-Lopez guilty in October on five counts related to the April 2007 kidnapping.
Sandy Raynor, U.S. Attorney spokeswoman, said in a press release that Valdez and five others would wave around an automatic rifle to intimidate the victims.
One of the victims testified he was held hostage for 40 days.
Man sentenced in mass kidnapping of illegal immigrantsMay 30th, 2008, 10:37 am · Post a Comment · posted by Gary GradoLeave a Reply |
