Delta Employee Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Illegal Immigrants
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A ticket agent contractor who worked for Delta Air Lines in the U.S. Virgin Islands has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States.
Felicia Browne was accused of helping three migrants bypass security and escorting them to a U.S.-bound plane in May 2008. The indictment said she allegedly received $5,000 from each migrant in return.
Another contract ticket agent, Diana Telemaque, and airport luggage handler Daniel Confidente are awaiting trial on similar charges.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Delta has said the two contract employees were paid by another company and have been dismissed.
A judge accepted Browne's guilty plea Wednesday. Sentencing was set for January.