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Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate
Two men convicted of kidnapping a Philadelphia teenager and holding him for ransom in New Jersey will spend 40 years each in federal prison, authorities announced.
Eduardo Castelan-Pardo, 39, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, California were sentenced to four decades behind bars, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Castelan-Pardo and Ochoa were found guilty of kidnapping an unnamed 17-year-old Philadelphia boy in June 2021.
Prosecutors said the pair and one other man abducted the teen as he was leaving work at a Philly rest…
