Edward M. Yarbrough
United States Attorney
Lori S. Glenn
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
(615) 736-5151
TEXAS MAN CHARGED IN ALIEN SMUGGLING CASE
Nashville, TN - May 23, 2008 - Edward M. Yarbrough, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced that Jose Jasso-Cuevas of Texas was indicted and charged with alien smuggling in violation of Title 8, Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii). Specifically, the indictment charges Jose Jasso-Cuevas with transporting and moving aliens in violation of law for private financial gain. Prior to the indictment, Jose Jasso-Cuevas had been charged by criminal complaint with alien smuggling in violation of Title 8, Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii). According to the complaint, Jose Jasso-Cuevas was apprehended on May 5, 2008 in Dickson County, Tennessee. The complaint alleges that at the time of his arrest, Jose Jasso-Cuevas was driving a vehicle that was transporting seventeen (17) undocumented aliens from Texas to Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The complaint further alleged that Jose Jasso-Cuevas was paid to transport the undocumented aliens.
The case was investigated by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the 23rd Judicial Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori S. Glenn is representing the United States.
An indictment and a federal criminal complaint merely represent an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless he is proven guilty.