Cabrera-Rodriguez was convicted of alien-smuggling and money-laundering conspiracies.

A jury conviction is a finding of guilt on the counts the jury decided. It is not the sentence. On Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, a federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted Lazaro Alain Cabrera-Rodriguez, 28, of Hialeah, of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for financial gain, conspiracy to commit international money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering concealment. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2026, and a statutory maximum of 20 years is not a term imposed.

The Department of Justice and the New York Post described a travel agency, ASESORIA Y SERVICIOS MIGRATORIOS LLC, used as a front. Clients were charged between $1,500 and $40,000. Fraudulent ESTA and visa-waiver applications numbered at least 600, as the Department stated. More than $20 million was laundered through 57 bank accounts, and flights, including private planes, were arranged. Those are the facts reported about the conduct the jury considered. They are not a prison term.

Cabrera-Rodriguez, 28, of Hialeah, Florida, now awaits sentencing on Dec. 17, 2026. He faces a maximum of 20 years. A maximum is the ceiling the statute allows. It is not the judgment the court has entered. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.