BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A guilty plea abruptly ended the trial of a man who participated in a conspiracy to kill a man who exposed a multi-million-dollar scheme to fraudulently employee undocumented workers.
Higinio Perez-Bravo, 52, of Savannah, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, ending his trial in U.S. District Court as the third day was about to begin, federal prosecutors said Friday. He faces a mandatory penalty of life in prison.
The guilty plea follows that of Pablo Rangel-Rubio, 53, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States who lived in Rincon.
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In March, Rangel-Rubio pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal, harbor and shield illegal aliens; conspiracy to commit money laundering; three counts of money laundering; and one count of aiding and abetting retaliation against a witness.
He awaits a negotiated sentence of 600 months in prison, while his brother, Juan Rangel-Rubio, 45, of Rincon, also a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States, awaits trial on related charges.
As reflected in court records and evidence presented to the jury, Perez-Bravo was paid $20,000 for the use of his vehicles and for acting as the getaway driver in the murder of Eliud Montoya, a U.S. citizen who blew the whistle on a scheme for hiring and mistreating illegal aliens.
Pablo Rangel-Rubio, himself an illegal immigrant from Mexico, worked as a supervisor at Wolf Tree. He routed the illegal immigrants’ paychecks...
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