A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of smuggling two undocumented immigrants

CPT Richard Riley — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:54:03 -0400

I don't understand the reason why any soldier would do this, but the media is reporting that a soldier (in uniform) smuggled individuals across the border.

The Reuters story can be found here: http://news.yahoo.com/u-army-soldier-accused-smuggling-undocumented-immigrants-184832715.html

I can't understand why any soldier would put themselves in this position.

U.S. Army soldier accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants

By Lisa Maria Garza (Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of smuggling two undocumented immigrants across the Texas-Mexico border while in uniform, according to a federal criminal complaint. Eric Alexander Rodriguez, 20, a private in the Army, was charged with felony "bringing in and harboring certain aliens" on Friday in United States District Court Southern District of Texas, according to court records. ...

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Sep 17 at 2014 7:35 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:35:53 -0400

The promise of easy money... how many have caused their own demise over this one thing alone.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Sep 17 at 2014 8:33 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:33:19 -0400

Upon further review of the story, I have to wonder what happened to the 'undocumenteds'? No mention of any actions or pending charges for them.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Sep 17 at 2014 9:00 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:00:28 -0400

Now if he was going south and doing some exporting we'd be giving this guy a medal.

Response by Sgt Jennifer Mohler made Oct 3 at 2014 1:04 AM

Sgt Jennifer Mohler — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:04:52 -0400

Are we sure it was an actual US soldier? One popular technique is to use our uniforms and pose as military personnel.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Dec 10 at 2014 10:52 PM

Capt Jeff S. — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:52:12 -0500

Who'd have guessed the smuggler would be a Hispanic military service member?!!

Now we have to ask ourselves, "Where are his loyalties? Are they to the USA or to Aztlan? Was Rodriguez simply being a good Democrat and importing illegals to help advance the (p)Resident's foreign policy agenda? Or did he engage in human smuggling to advance his own personal political agenda? If so, what exactly is that agenda? OR did Rodriguez do this purely for monetary reasons (his own personal gain absent of a political agenda)?"

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2014 11:02 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:02:31 -0500

wait, he was just bringing a new "battle buddy" into the army after all it's ok now

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Dec 10 at 2014 11:23 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:23:36 -0500

CPT Richard Riley, I would like to think that this is not true, but it seems as though he was caught in the act. A real shame.