Woman gets 3 years in illegal immigrant case
-
Image by Journal Broadcast Group
Web Producer: Amber Sumpter
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A woman convicted in Mississippi of harboring illegal immigrants from China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India and Mexico has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Sheren Nguyen was transporting nine illegal immigrants in a Chevy Suburban when it was pulled over on Interstate 55 in Pike County on Dec. 15, 2010, court records said. Nguyen told authorities she is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Vietnam. She had a Houston, Texas, driver's license and was apparently headed for Atlanta with the illegal immigrants.
The 48-year-old Nguyen was convicted in December in U.S. District Court in Jackson. An earlier guilty plea was tossed out by a federal judge.
U.S. Attorney John Dowdy says Nguyen was sentenced Friday to three years to serve and two years of supervised release.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
This site uses Facebook comments to make it easier for you to contribute. If you see a comment you would like to flag for spam or abuse, click the "x" in the upper right of it. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use.