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Two women have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to hiring non-citizens at a ropa usada business. Federal agents raided McAllen’s Moon Rise Trading in October. They detained ten people who lacked documentation to work in the United States.
Madiam Escobedo pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a conspiracy to encourage non-citizens to work or live in the U.S. Brenda Gonzalez entered a guilty plea on a charge of hiring people who lacked permission to work in the U.S. Sentencing for the two women is scheduled for April.
