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Mother, son sentenced for sex trafficking of minor
Mother, son sentenced for sex trafficking of minor

Mother, son sentenced for sex trafficking of minor

A Mexican woman who legally resided in Mission, Texas, and her son, who is a U.S. citizen, were sentenced Friday for sex trafficking a young girl.Rita Martinez, 65, was sentenced to 360 months in prison, ordered to pay over $840,000 in restitution and surrender her house and bar to the government. Genaro Fuentes, 41, Martinez’s son and co-defendant, was sentenced to 72 months in prison and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution.“The Justice Department is committed to identifying and prosecuting parasitic commercial sex traffickers, like the defendants here, who use the promise of America to lure vulnerable women and children ...

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