Border Agent Admits to Smuggling Woman

A U.S. Border Patrol agent from Yuma pleaded guilty in federal court in Phoenix in the smuggling of an illegal immigrant into the country while on duty. Victor Manuel Santiago, who has been with the agency for three years, was accused of smuggling, transporting and harboring a woman from Mexico. Authorities said Santiago, 35, met the woman at a remote area of the border and brought her into the country to live with him in Yuma. Santiago could face up to a 10-year prison term and/or $250,000 fine.