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gvwireA federal jury in Fresno convicted two illegal immigrants Monday of attempting to help the accused killer of Newman Police Cpl. Ronil Singh flee to Mexico, according to U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott.
Paulo Virgen Mendoza, a Mexican national living illegally in Newman, allegedly killed Singh during a traffic stop on Dec. 26 of last year.
In addition, three other illegal immigrants who tried to smuggle Virgen Mendoza out of California and into Mexico have been sentenced after pleading guilty to federal charges:
The jury acquitted two other family members, Erasmo Villegas Suarez, 36, and Maria Luisa Moreno, 57, both of the Bakersfield-Lamont area.
However, Suarez and Moreno face deportation proceedings. Suarez also faces federal charges involving fraudulent identification documents.
Paulo Virgen Mendoza used the alias Gustavo Perez Arriaga and some stories about the Singh killing and Virgen Mendoza’s subsequent arrest refer to him by that name.
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