Noberto Romero Corona, 70, was found guilty Dec. 14 of unlawful sale of transportation services, a misdemeanor. He was fined $1,000 and placed on probation for a term of three years.
San Diego police arrested Corona on July 3 on the U.S. side of the San Ysidro border on suspicion of crimes related to illegal sale of transportation services, Cheryl Nolan, a spokeswoman for Elliott’s office, said.
People unlawfully selling transportation services, a practice sometimes called “wildcatting,” at the border look for customers traveling from Mexico to California, Elliott said. They offer unfairly-low prices that licensed, insured transportation providers are unable to match.
