United States of America v. Jhony Cantarero-Vasquez

Worcester, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 2.



18 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1) provides:



(A) Any person who—

(i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;

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18 U.S.C. 2 provides:



(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.

(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.

Defendant was sentenced to 30 days with 1 year of supervised release.