{"id":60535,"date":"2026-03-06T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60535"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:47:48","slug":"guatemalan-man-pleads-guilty-to-leading-smuggling-ring-hostage-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60535","title":{"rendered":"Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Leading Smuggling Ring, Hostage Plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:be362ef4-64ae-456c-8ea5-dcea03d3db5f-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" 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20px;\">A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty Thursday to leading one of the largest human smuggling organizations operating in the United States, a scheme that moved about 20,000 migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border over five years and included holding victims hostage, federal prosecutors stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"676\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, 52, also known as \u201cTurko,\u201d \u201cEl Jefe,\u201d \u201cPatr\u00f3n,\u201d and \u201cEl Gallo,\u201d admitted to conspiracy to bring, transport and harbor migrants in the United States for financial gain and to one count of hostage taking, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"676\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He has been in federal custody since February 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none 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Renoj-Matul faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"941\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to his plea agreement, Renoj-Matul helped run a transnational smuggling network that moved migrants from Guatemala through Mexico and into the United States between 2019 and July 2024. Migrants typically paid between $15,000 and $18,000 for the journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1166\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said migrants were brought to stash houses in Los Angeles\u2019 Westlake neighborhood, including one on James M. Wood Boulevard. Those whose fees were not paid were held against their will until relatives sent money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1307\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Renoj-Matul admitted the organization transported migrants to multiple states, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, New York and Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1485\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In one case, conspirators threatened a victim\u2019s mother, warning her daughter would \u201ccome home in a box\u201d if fees were not paid. 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