Five Bryan Residents Convicted in Human Trafficing Case

Five local residents are going to prison after being convicted of human smuggling on January 24.

Porfirio Ortiz, Bernardino Ortiz, Baudel Ortiz, Calixtro Ortiz and Sandra Ortiz of Bryan were all sentenced for their roles in a five-year conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for financial gain.

Spokesperson for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s San Antonio Office Nina Panetta says this was a large criminal operation.

 

Members of the Ortiz family were paid $800,000 over the course of the conspiracy that helped nearly

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