WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Ping Ye, 35, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to transport aliens within the United States for financial gain, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
Ye is the owner of the Sushi Queen restaurant on Delaware Avenue in Tonawanda. On February 5, 2025, North Tonawanda Police officers conducted a traffic stop of a minivan registered to Ye. Co-conspirator Wenjie Xu was driving the minivan, which contained five passengers. During the tra...