Two Women Arrested For Extortion

by NPT Staff

Two Mexican women were arrested Sunday, March 25, 2007, for extortion, according to Manuel E. Mora, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso FBI. Sara Jahzeel Gonzalez, 21 years old, and Maria Gloria Hernandez-Castillo, 40 years old, both of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were arrested when they attempted to extort the roommate (victim) of a Chicago man being held in Juarez, Mexico.

Posted on March 26, 2007

Two Mexican women were arrested Sunday, March 25, 2007, for extortion, according to Manuel E. Mora, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso FBI. Sara Jahzeel Gonzalez, 21 years old, and Maria Gloria Hernandez-Castillo, 40 years old, both of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were arrested when they attempted to extort the roommate (victim) of a Chicago man being held in Juarez, Mexico.

The victim’s roommate had traveled to Juarez in February but was then held captive. The victim was contacted and asked to raise money to get her roommate released. The victim flew to El Paso March 24, 2007, and met with Gonzalez and Gonzalez’ mother, Hernandez-Castillo, to exchange a payment in return for her roommate’s release. The victim’s roommate was later released in Juarez and walked back to El Paso.

If convicted, Gonzalez and Hernandez-Castillo could face up to 20 years in prison.

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