Two brothers who kidnapped a trio of migrants and held them for ransom at an Escondido home have pleaded guilty to federal charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said that Virves Pablo-Francisco, 22, and his brother Nicolas Pablo-Francisco, 20, held a father and son from Ecuador and a 16-year-old boy from Afghanistan hostage and demanded thousands of dollars from their families in June 2023.
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