Federal officials say an El Paso couple has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of bringing women across the U.S.-Mexico border to work as prostitutes.
The El Paso Times reports 45-year-old Maria Blake was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Her 45-year-old husband, Ronald Blake, was sentenced to six months.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice say they each pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting coercion and enticement in October. The couple operated an escort service that brought several women from Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso between 2011 and 2013.
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Information from: El Paso Times.
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