Thread: Three plead guilty in Georgia kidnapping of R.I. man

Three plead guilty in Georgia kidnapping of R.I. man
12:07 PM Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Andy Smith

Three alleged drug dealers have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the kidnapping of a Rhode Island man last July, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting.

Victor Abiles Gomez, 20, Omar Mendoza-Villegas, 19, and Gerardo "Gera" Solorio Reyes, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to hostage-taking and related charges. The U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Georgia has said the three are all illegal immigrants from Mexico.

The three allegedly lured Oscar Reynoso, 31, from Rhode Island to Georgia on the pretext of buying a car, then held him in the basement of a house. A news release from the U.S. Attorney's office in Georgia said the captors called Reynoso's wife in Rhode Island in an effort to collect a $300,000 drug debt he supposedly owed. On July 11, state and local authorities, surrounded the huse and rescued Reynoso, who was found bound, gagged and chained to a wall.

On March 10, the Atlanta paper reported, Reynoso pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine. His sentencing date has not been set.

The kidnappers face a maximum sentence of life in prison. Sentencing will be July 7.

The U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Georgia could not be reached for comment Sunday.


http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/03/three-plead-gui.html

Posted: Saturday, March 21st 2009 at 7:51pm
Illegal immigrants plead guilty to kidnap, torture of drug dealer




ATLANTA - Three Mexican illegals entered a guilty plea in federal court Friday for the kidnapping and torture of a drug dealer who owed them $300,000.

Federal authorities identified the three as Victor Abiles Gomez, 20, Omar Mendoza-Villegas, 19, and Gerardo Solorio Reyes, known as “Gera,â€

later identified as Reynoso, who is originally from the Dominican Republic but more recently from Rhode Island.

No mention of when he became a citizen, so he's either illegal or legal with a green card, and last I heard, the U.S. wasn't suffering from a worker-shortage as far as drug dealing goes.
This article didn't mention him being deported. It didn't mention if his wife was legal or also illegal. It didn't mention taking their home, cars, or any possessions inside the home that were purchased with money from his drug dealing. Is his lawyer being paid for with drug proceeds?