Crime & Safety
Man Arrested In Texas For Allegedly Stealing Ventilators Meant For COVID-19 Patients
A Florida man was arrested in Texas in connection with stealing nearly 200 ventilators intended for COVID-19 patients in Central America.
May 30, 2021
A Florida man has been arrested in Texas in connection with the theft of nearly 200 ventilators intended for critically ill COVID-19 patients in Central America, federal prosecutors said.
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Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, 42, was arrested in Del Rio, Texas, Thursday, according to a statement from the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
The indictment charges him and another man, Luis Urra Montero, 24, with federal conspiracy, possession of stolen goods being shipped interstate and theft of government property.
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