Florida Man at Center of Fatal Human Smuggling Case Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota

Florida Man at Center of Fatal Human Smuggling Case Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota
Steve Shand. Grand Forks County Correctional Center via AP
The Associated Press
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Florida man charged with human smuggling after four illegal immigrants were found dead last year near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.

Court records show that Steve Shand, of Deltona, Florida, entered the plea Friday in a hearing for his arraignment held via video conference.