Texas mother accused of selling son gets 6 years in prison
Esmeralda Garza, 29, has been arrested after allegedly selling her 7-year-old son and attempting to sell two younger children. (Nueces County Jail)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A Texas woman accused of selling her 7-year-old son and planning to sell her two other children to settle a drug debt has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was sentenced Friday after taking a plea deal. She was convicted on three counts of selling or purchasing a child. She also was convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to sell or purchase a child.
Last June investigators discovered her son had been sold for $2,500. Investigators also learned that she had planned to sell two her daughters, ages 2 and 3, as well, all to pay off a drug debt.