McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A madam from Mexico pleaded guilty to a federal prostitution charge on Thursday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained Jaqueline Rios Garcia De La Cadena, 33, of Mexico and two other women in April when they attempted to cross the Hidalgo bridge.

The women said Rios had booked a flight to Houston, where they planned to work as prostitutes.

“Guilty,” Rios said Thursday morning, when she appeared before a judge at the federal courthouse in McAllen.

Rios attempted to cross the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge at roughly 9:50 a.m. on April 2.

She arrived with two women, who were identified by prosecutors as Material Witness 1 and Material Witness 2. They presented Customs and Border Protection with tourist visas.

“They were supposed to go to Hou

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