Coverage dated October 19, 2026 to October 20, 2026

Cuban national sentenced in Texas for forcing smuggled women into commercial sex work

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Yoirlan Tome-Rojas was sentenced in San Antonio, Texas, to 17.5 years in federal prison for operating a multi-state sex trafficking ring that exploited smuggled Cuban women.

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Fox26 Houston
Cuban man sentenced to federal prison for forcing women to work in strip clubs (opens Fox26 Houston)
Published Oct 19, 2026
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A federal court in San Antonio handed down a nearly 20-year prison sentence to a Cuban man who ran a multi-state labor trafficking operation that forced smuggled women into working at strip clubs to pay off debts.
Fox7 Austin
Cuban national sentenced in Texas for forcing smuggled women into commercial sex work (opens Fox7 Austin)
Published Oct 20, 2026
Fox7 Austin's feed description
Yoirlan Tome-Rojas was sentenced in San Antonio, Texas, to 17.5 years in federal prison for operating a multi-state sex trafficking ring that exploited smuggled Cuban women.