A Southern California woman pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that she managed drivers who smuggled immigrants across the Mexico border into the United States, and made at least $1 million from the operation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego announced Nov. 14.
In her plea agreement, Blanca Estella Gomez, 47, of El Cajon near San Diego, said she coordinated with people in Mexico who smuggled the immigrants across the border. She directed drivers to pick up the immigrants in the U.S. and told them where to take them. She also told drivers how much money to collect from the migrants, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
