Mexican Woman Accused of Swapping Baby for Car

(Pueblo, Colorado) A 23-year-old Mexican national, Nicole Uribe, has been arrested for allegedly trading her 5-month-old baby boy for the down payment on a used car.

Also Mexicans, Jose-Juan Lerma, 47, and his wife, Irene, 27, were to receive the baby and Uribe would get a Dodge Intrepid.

All three were booked on suspicion of felony trafficking in children. Each is in custody at the Pueblo Jail on $50,000 bond. Federal officials have been asked to investigate their immigration status.


[Update 07/21/07]

From CBS4Denver:

A married couple and another woman have been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanors in what initially appeared to be negotiations over selling a baby.

The sentences, handed down Monday, stem from a case that began in February when the woman was accused of trying to sell her 5-month-old son to the couple. After an investigation, prosecutors dismissed all charges but the misdemeanors.

During the court hearing, Jose Juan Lerma, 48, his wife, Irene Lerma, 28, and Nicole Uribe-Lopez, 23, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of having a false document notarized to reflect that Lerma was the father of Uribe's child.

Each of the three was sentenced to probation based on his or her plea agreement, and the baby remains with representatives of the Pueblo County Department of Social Services.

So, nothing to see here, folks. Move along now. Since everyone involved is Mexican, no further action is required.