BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WTOC) - An illegal alien has been charged for his role in a conspiracy to kill a whistleblower who exposed a multi-million-dollar scheme to fraudulently employ undocumented workers.

Juan Rangel-Rubio, 45, Rincon, was found guilty after a five-day trial of Conspiracy to Retaliate Against a Witness; Conspiracy to Kill a Witness; Conspiracy to Conceal, Harbor and Shield Illegal Aliens; and Money Laundering Conspiracy, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

The charges carry a statutory minimum sentence of life in prison, and there is no parole in the federal system.

Higinio Perez-Bravo, 52, and Rangel-Rubio’s brother, Pablo Rangel-Rubio, 53, await sentencing after pleading guilty in the conspiracy to kill Eliud Montoya.

Montoya was a United States citizen who blew the whistle on a scheme of hiring and mistreating illegal aliens and who was murdered Aug. 19 2017, near his home.

According to court records and evidence presented to the jury, Pablo Rangel-Rubio worked as a supervisor at Wolf Tree, a contract company that performed tree-cutting services on utility rights-of-way.

Officials say Juan and Pablo schemed to hire illegal aliens to work for the company, and then routed the illegal aliens’ paychecks to their own bank accounts where they skimmed a portion of the pay for themselves.

As a result of this scheme, the conspirators netted more than $3.5 million.

Mr. Montoya, a United States citizen who also worked at Wolf Tree,...

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