WASHINGTON: A 42-year-old woman from upstate New York has been indicted for her alleged role in an international human smuggling network that federal prosecutors say moved foreign nationals -- primarily Indian citizens -- across the US-Canada border in multiple illicit crossings this year.
Stacey Taylor of Plattsburgh appeared for arraignment on Monday after a federal grand jury in Albany returned an indictment on October 2, charging her with one count of conspiracy to engage in alien smuggling and four counts of alien smuggling for profit.
Three of those counts are classified as "second or subsequent offences". If convicted, she faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for each smuggling-for-profit count, with additional penalties for repeat violations.