Man gets prison term for role in kidnapping illegal immigrants
by Lindsay Collom - Aug. 7, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in holding hostage four illegal migrants in a Phoenix apartment last fall.

Conrado Garcia-Medina, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty in April to a charge of carrying a firearm in relation to a violent crime.

A federal judge sentenced Garcia-Medina on Tuesday. Authorities said he led a gang that kidnapped illegal immigrants from other smuggling organizations for ransom. The four victims were tortured - one was sexually assaulted - over six days in late 2007. An investigation into additional suspects is ongoing.

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