WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LOS ANGELES - An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a phony kidnapping last year that she blamed on federal agents or people working with federal agents.
Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderón, 43, of South Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede, obstruct, impair, and defeat the lawful function of Homeland Security Investigations within federal jurisdiction.
According to her plea agreement, in June 2025, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was engaged in carrying out lawful government functions, including credible threats to public safety such...