A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who also operated a trucking company in Laredo, Texas, has pleaded guilty to hiring undocumented immigrants as drivers.
Ricardo Gonzalez, 40, and his office manager, Alex Lopez, 33, both of Laredo, entered guilty pleas Monday to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by fraudulently obtaining immigration permits, according to a Monday news release from the Justice Department.
Gonzalez operated a company known as Gonmor Transportation while he was an active Border Patrol...