He kidnapped Cuban migrants, and his mother collected the ransom, feds say.

This September, Reynaldo Marquez Crespo, 41, and Jancer Sergio Ramos Valdes, 33, two Cuban nationals, were charged with similar crimes after allegedly participating in a conspiracy to smuggle, kidnap and extort Cuban migrants attempting to flee the island and make it to the United States. Federal authorities also accuse Crespo and Valdez of being part of the El Jabao syndicate.