L.A. man who ran illegal border shuttle service sentenced
A Los Angeles man convicted of operating an unlicensed, uninspected shuttle service at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border crossing was placed this month on probation, San Diego City Atty. Mara Elliott announced Tuesday.
Noberto Romero Corona, 70, was found guilty Dec. 14 of unlawful sale of transportation services, a misdemeanor. He was fined $1,000 and placed on probation for three years.
San Diego police arrested Corona on July 3 on the U.S. side of the border crossing on suspicion of crimes related to illegal sale of transportation services, said Cheryl Nolan, a spokeswoman for Elliott’s office.
People unlawfully selling transportation services, a practice sometimes called “wildcatting,” at the border look for customers traveling from Mexico to California, Elliott said. They offer unfairly low prices that licensed, insured transportation providers are unable to match.
morgan.cook@sduniontribune.com
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