A Tucson man, Donald Douglas Scarlett, III, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release after previously pleading guilty in May 2022 to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit.
In addition to his prison sentence, the government argued for, and the court ordered, Scarlett to pay a fine of $5000.
According to the Department of Justice, on March 19, 2022, United States Border Patrol agents observed Scarlett, age 54, making U-turns and otherwise driving erratically while traveling near the Arizona-Mexico border and proceeded to conduct an immigration stop. During the stop, agents discovered six undocumented migrants from Mexico inside Scarlett’s vehicle.