Kentucky Business Owner Sentenced to 8 Months After An ICE Investigation
January 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
A Kentucky Restaurant owner was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for knowingly employing at least 10 undocumented individuals. The investigation into the matter began in December 2006 and culminated with ICE agents raiding the Jumbo Buffet restaurant on November 14, 2007. Six aliens who were working at the restaurant at the time of the raid have been deported, and was $59,000 seized during the raid has been forfeited to the United States. The restaurant owner is a legal resident of the U.S. but may face deportation after serving his sentence.
This is yet another example of ICE’s enhanced efforts. According to the ICE press release, business owners, managers, supervisors and human resource employees made up more than 10% of those criminally charged in worksite enforcement investigations in 2008. With big changes occurring in the world of I-9s and worksite enforcement, it is important employers stay up to date in order to remain compliant.
