Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez was sentenced for providing false information to U.S. immigration authorities when he applied for permanent residency.
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May 28, 2026, 9:24 PM GMT+2
By Nicole Acevedo and Alexis Boentes
A Cuban pilot facing charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals — part of former Cuban President Raúl Castro’s recent indictment over the fatal shooting of two U.S. civilian planes in 1996 — was sentenced Thursday in connection with a separate immigration fraud case.
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