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El Paso woman sentenced for hostage case in southern New Mexico
CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KRQE) – An El Paso woman will spend a decade in federal prison for holding hostages near the New Mexico-Texas state line. Valerie Perez, 22, pled guilty after the U.S. Attorney said she and another woman kept 10 undocumented people, including three children, in a Chaparral stash house last year against their will.
New Mexico man convicted of raping woman in 2014 in Albuquerque
Authorities say the victims were found in inhumane conditions, and their families were coerced into sending money for their release. The other suspect, Diana Perez, is awaiting trial in the case.
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