Criminal alien arrested in Everett for human smuggling sentenced to 15 months in prison

SEATTLE—Jesus Ortiz-Plata, 46, of Independence, Oregon, who was arrested May 23, 2024, in Everett, Washington, and charged with conspiring to transport dozens of undocumented migrants smuggled across the U.S.-British Columbia border by foot and freight train, was sentenced on February 10, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 months in prison, announced U.S. […]