Event Brief
Pilot sentenced in visa fraud case in Jacksonville
Filed: May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Luis Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez gets seven months after pleading guilty to visa fraud for false military service claims.
WHO: Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 65; Raul Castro (named in related indictment)
WHAT: Sentenced to seven months in federal prison for visa fraud and misuse after false statements on a 2017 immigration application
WHEN: May 28, 2026 at 2:26 PM ET
WHERE: Jacksonville, Florida
WHY: He pleaded guilty after making false statements to U.S. immigration officials on his 2017 visa application about his Cuban military service and training.
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