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Illegal gets 27 years for kidnapping

by Associated Press (October 27th, 2009 @ 8:36am)

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PHOENIX -- An illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 27 years in prison in connection with a violent kidnapping of a man from the parking lot of a Phoenix grocery store.

Maricopa County prosecutors said Noe Mendoza-Tapia, 24, pleaded guilty to one of three counts against him -- misconduct involving weapons -- on the first day of his trial. He was later convicted of kidnapping and theft by extortion.

Mendoza-Tapia, who told police that he illegally entered the U.S. three years ago, was sentenced last Friday.

Prosecutors said Mendoza-Tapia and two other defendants held the victim hostage in October 2007 and threatened to kill him if the victim's wife did not pay $100,000.

Undercover detectives found and arrested the three suspects and rescued the victim, who was bound and blindfolded inside the bedroom of a house.

The two other defendants pleaded guilty in the case and have been sentenced to prison.


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    Where are Arnold, Abo, Jose, Rudy, and Julia
    Joe B
    to defend this gardener. Why didn't he just get a job at the carwash or McDonalds instead of going into the kidnapping profession? Because he was a criminal before he entered, as he entered and while he was in residence here. Now we pay for his 3 squares, healthcare, housing. We should just ship these people to open slots at Gitmo.
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    While I'm Glad This Moron Was Caught
    D M
    and found guilty for it's crimes, I don't agree that we need to "house" the idiot for 27 years, or even 27 days. Mexico should be picking up the costs incurred for this cretin's trial, imprisonment, and the fact that he's here ILLEGALLY. It's about time we get some politicians in office who will have the "corleones" to start charging that third-world country for the criminals they help get here on a daily basis. Then, and ONLY then, will this BS stop. Have a nice ROT in prison, illegal!
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    Just in the US for a job
    Patriot
    An illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 27 years in prison in connection with a violent kidnapping. Yeah some job.
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    Must we keep him?
    Jeff J
    Just give him the needle, or let mexico pay for his incarceration...
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