The Marine Corps announced on Friday that thirteen Marines have been formally charged with playing a role in the smuggling of undocumented immigrants into the U.S.
In addition to the smuggling charges, the Marines will face military court proceedings for charges including failure to obey an order, drunkenness, endangerment, larceny, and perjury, according to a statement from the 1st Marine Division Press Office.
Two of the Marines were specifically named Lance Cpls. Byron Law and David Salazar-Quintero but the other names were withheld. These two have also been charged federally with transporting and conspiring to transport illegal immigrants into the country for financial gain. Both were based at Camp Pendleton, in California.
According to a criminal complaint filed in July, Border Patrol agents were making normal rounds when they saw a black car pull off the road around seven miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. They pulled the vehicle over and found Law driving and Salazar-Quintero in the front passenger seat. They had three undocumented immigrants in the back seat; the three reportedly told the agents they were Mexican citizens and did not have documents to enter the U.S. legally.
All five were arrested and questioned. Law and Salazar-Quintero each pointed fingers at the other. Law told an agent that Salazar-Quintero had asked him on July 2 if he wanted to make $1,000 to pick up an illegal. They drove to the Mexican border, then dropped the first immigrant off at a McDonalds in Del Mar, Calif. They werent paid that day and on July 3 they agreed to pick up three more people to be paid for that day and the day befores work.
Salazar-Quintero said that Law had been the one to introduce him to smuggling.
Two of the immigrants from the car admitted they were going to pay $8,000 to be smuggled into the country.
The Marine Corps says none of those charged were involved in the military support mission at the US′ Southwest border.
#1: Liberator To: WWG1WWA (#0)
WHY??? What's being hidden here?
This is HIGH TREASON. (How far up the food-chain *might* it go? And for how long has this operation been going on?)
MOREOVER:
How do we know those smuggled in aren't "terrorists"? AND...the "Marines" part of the operation? After all, hasn't the US Military been accepting foreign nationals into its ranks as quid pro quo for "citizenship"?
Btw, this story is important news -- thanks. But for some odd reason, the MSM has been IGNORING IT.
Liberator posted on 2019-09-21 07:19:57 Reply Private Reply
#2: Tooconservative To: WWG1WWA (#0)
Tooconservative posted on 2019-09-21 10:01:14 Reply Private Reply
#3: Tooconservative To: Liberator (#1)
They caught those two red-handed with wetbacks in their back seat who ratted them out immediately. The rest are being charged as accessories or for drugs or alcohol violations...I think.
Tooconservative posted on 2019-09-21 10:04:44 Reply Private Reply
#4: Liberator To: Tooconservative (#3)
Why not divulge all 13 names??
Liberator posted on 2019-09-21 11:54:24 Reply Private Reply
#5: Tooconservative To: Liberator (#4)
Because courts martial are not necessarily divulged to the public.
The two Marines named were busted by civilian police and are facing civilian charges as well as charges under UCMJ. The others apparently are facing only military charges.
Tooconservative posted on 2019-09-21 15:10:39 Reply Private Reply
#6: Liberator To: Tooconservative (#5)
Liberator posted on 2019-09-22 11:01:21 Reply Private Reply