NYT Identifies Woman Who Lured Migrants Onto Flight

The New York Times reports:

Until now, little has been known about the woman whom migrants said identified herself only by her first name, “Perla,” when she solicited them to join the flights. A person briefed on the San Antonio sheriff’s office investigation into the matter told The New York Times that the person being looked at in connection with the operation is a woman named Perla Huerta.

Ms. Huerta, a former combat medic and counterintelligence agent, was discharged in August after two decades in the U.S. Army that included several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to military records.

Florida state records show that an airline charter company, Vertol Systems, was paid $615,000 on Sept. 8 and $950,000 less than two weeks later. The first payment was for “project 1” and the second payment for “projects two and three.”

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NEW: NYT identifies ‘Perla’ — the woman who tricked migrants to get them to travel from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard — as Perla Huerta, a former combat medic and counterintelligence agent who was discharged last month from the U.S. Army.https://t.co/SiGYROgYmg

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 2, 2022

—“Perla” (Huerta) is former counter-intelligence agent/combat medic.
—Vertol Systems, the airline used was paid $1.5M+
—Vertol formerly represented by Matt Gaetz
—Vertol gave to Gaetz and state rep who championed fund to fly migrants to other states https://t.co/KICZwyWmgf

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) October 2, 2022

The woman whom investigators believe was recruited to lure undocumented migrants onto planes to transport them from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard has been identified by The New York Times. https://t.co/pxgfXIFaKM

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 3, 2022