United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

FINAL GROUP OF FORMER CACTUS, TEXAS, SWIFT & COMPANY
MEAT PROCESSING PLANT EMPLOYEES SENTENCED

AMARILLO, Tx. — The final group of former employees of the Swift & Company Meat Processing Plant in Cactus, Texas, who pled guilty to charges stemming from the December 12, 2006, immigration enforcement action at the plant, were sentenced today in federal court in Amarillo, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas.

The four defendants who were sentenced today are:

• Jesus Gutierrez-Ramos
• Manuel Castro-Pablo
• Cristino Pablo-Alonzo
• Domingo Velasquez-Gutierrez

Defendants Jesus Gutierrez-Ramos, Manuel Castro-Pablo and Cristino Pablo-Alonzo were each sentenced to eight months in prison. Each pled guilty to using fraudulently obtained identity documents, including a Social Security card, to make it appear as though they were United States citizens legally authorized to live and work in the United States to gain employment at Swift. Defendant Domingo Velasquez-Gutierrez, pled guilty to the same offense and was sentenced to six months in prison.

All 53 defendants who were arrested have pled guilty and have been sentenced.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the excellent cooperative work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol; the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General; and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Denise Williams of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lubbock, Texas.

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