Venezuelan nationals
Coverage of Venezuelan nationals in the Nexus archive.
- 9 Venezuelan nationals plead guilty to sex trafficking ring operation in Nashville
Nine Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty to participating in a sex trafficking operation in Nashville. The defendants targeted vulnerable Venezuelan women by recruiting them to the U.S. with promises of employment, according to court documents from the United States Department of Justice.
- DOJ says 11 migrants indicted in multi-state sex trafficking, drug, firearms case
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 Venezuelan and Colombian nationals in a multi-state case alleging sex trafficking of a minor and an adult woman, drug dealing, and illegal firearm trafficking. Ten defendants were arrested in Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Florida, while one remains at large. The indictment includes 30 counts and accuses the group of creating online sex advertisements and selling ecstasy.
- Skim and scam: South Florida couple accused of sophisticated ATM fraud plot with stolen card data
A South Florida couple, Norvys Colmenares Zambrano and Janckeily Guerra Machado, are accused of using ATM skimmers to steal bank account data and make unauthorized withdrawals. Police found a card skimming device, 143 credit/gift/prepaid cards (including 132 re-encoded), and a pinhole camera in their apartment. Both are Venezuelan nationals who entered the U.S. illegally and were taken into custody on multiple charges.