Federal Jury Convicts Miami Man of Kidnapping, Alien Smuggling, and Racketeering-Related Violent Crimes

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

A federal jury in Miami convicted Victor Rafael Arcia Albeja, also known as “Vitico,” 32, of Miami, on Feb. 20 for his role in a violent human smuggling scheme that kidnapped and extorted Cuban migrants, holding them captive and threatening brutal harm to force payments from their families.