Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- The FBI has busted a second ring in six months accused of shuttling illegal immigrants to Tennessee to obtain state driver's certificates.
Claudio Galvan, the accused leader operating out of the Atlanta area, and driver Armando Rodriguez-Riveros were arrested Friday with five Hispanics believed to be clients as they tried to get driver's certificates at a Maryville testing center.
The seven, who had come from Marietta, Ga., the day of their arrest, were arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court on charges of conspiracy to illegally obtain identification documents. If convicted, they could face 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The suspected illegal immigrants arrested Friday were Nancy Zadia Patino-Moreno, Julian Cabello-Galvan, Eloy Contreras Trejo, Jose Juarez-Santos and Mario Eliseo Lopez-Guardado.
Posted by Richard at December 7, 2005