Thursday, April 18, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
A woman from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation pled guilty Friday in Syracuse federal court to transporting two illegal aliens for profit, according to United States Attorney Richard Hartunian. Ruth …
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A woman from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation pled guilty Friday in Syracuse federal court to transporting two illegal aliens for profit, according to United States Attorney Richard Hartunian.
Ruth Smoke, 29, was stopped last Dec. 2 by New York State Police south of Watertown with two passengers in her vehicle. Subsequent investigation by U.S. Border Patrol Agents revealed that the two passengers were illegal aliens from China who were smuggled into the United States from Canada across the St. Lawrence River earlier in the day.
The illegal aliens told Border Patrol Agents that they were to pay $400 upon arriving in New York City.
As part of her plea of guilty Friday, Smoke admitted she was transporting the two illegal aliens in return for a fee.
The charge carries with it a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000 and a three-year term of supervised release.
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 24 in Syracuse.
