A company accused of encouraging hundreds to illegally enter the United States and then hiring them using fake Social Security numbers has agreed to pay the largest settlement ever in a workplace immigration bust.
IFCO Systems North America, a pallet and crate company, will pay a $20.7 million settlement, which includes $18.1 million in fines and $2.6 million for overtime violations, the Department of Justice said.
In early 2006, immigration officials raided 45 IFCO sites, arresting almost 1,200 low-level workers. Federal officials also charged several managers, accusing them of using “as a business model the systematic violation of United States law.”
To date, nine IFCO managers and employees have pleaded guilty to criminal conduct, the Justice Department said. Four managers are awaiting trial on felony charges and the investigation is continuing, it said.
IFCO records suggests that as many as 6,000 illegal immigrants worked at company plants from 2003 to 2006, the Justice Department said.
I was under the impression that “systematic violation of United States law” was the new paradigm.
Seize the company, throw the execs in jail and use any funds for further compliance enforcement activities.
At least this company was providing real jobs for people.
Obama plans to fix things by putting everyone to work for the government.
Anyone here smart enough to understand why that isn’t going to work?
#2–dimwit==real jobs for illegal immigrants hurts American working class==no help at all there.
What program has Obama announced that will have the government employing large numbers of people?
Name at least one, or STFU you repuglican poser. Why do you hate America?
Hmmm… The Dallas school district has been doing the exact same thing.
#3 bobo
Oops. You should see his plan for infrastructure improvement (roads, etc). Large fed project thing. Not a bad idea BTW.
I’m with Paddy. Take ‘em down!!
#2–dimwit==real jobs for illegal immigrants hurts American working class==no help at all there.
If you are enough of a loser to lose a job to an “illegal immigrant” than the problem is with you!
The company should get a metal for not following the ludicrous regulations of the feds.
#5–Paddy–I’ve heard Obama plans on spending on infrastructure==roads, bridges, levee’s, green energy. I believe they will contract with firms to provide services needed by America and those firms will hire people due to the increased spending.
In that scenario, I don’t see the government hiring any employees to work for them—do you?
Other examples, anyone?? — Brain dead repuglicans? anyone????
Medal I mean of course. I need to stop thinking about that next bullion purchase.
# 8 bobbo said, “In that scenario, I don’t see the government hiring any employees to work for them—do you?”
Purely semantics. I see you’re practicing to be a pol. LOL
#10–Paddy-O===that leaves you and the other brain dead repuglicans thinking roads are built by what??? Charitable contributions from Saddleback Church? Community Service Voluteers.
No Paddy. Not Semantics, but rather understanding WTF you are talking about.
#9 You should marry any of the lef wingnuts perusing the blog. You would complement each other nicely.
Bobbo, before the election Obama sent a letter to federal employees saying that he would undo private contracting.
You’re probably right that infrastructure would stay with private construction companies though.
If they had done more of this sooner, Republicans might still be running Congress.
I was under the impression that “systematic violation of United States law” was the new paradigm.
You mean like the H-1B visa program?
#13–There you go Mike N. Wrote something stupid but caught it==but still sent it. The mark of someone overly enamored of their own voice.
Of course, I rarely pull back on something I know to be wrong either. I just post it under Mustard’s name when that happens===after removing all emotive punctuation to remove my fingerprints.
#16 – Bobbo
Whoa! That punctuation is “emotive”? Yowza! You must truly be sensitive and new-age! Did you write the song
Feelings, nothing more than feelings,
trying to forget my feelings of love.
Teardrops rolling down on my face,
trying to forget my feelings of love.
Feelings, for all my life I’ll feel it.
I wish I’ve never met you, girl; you’ll never come again.
Feelings, wo-o-o feelings,
wo-o-o, feel you again in my arms.
Feelings, feelings like I’ve never lost you
and feelings like I’ve never have you again in my heart.
Feelings, for all my life I’ll feel it.
I wish I’ve never met you, girl; you’ll never come again.
Feelings, feelings like I’ve never lost you
and feelings like I’ve never have you again in my life.
Feelings, wo-o-o feelings,
wo-o-o, feelings again in my arms.
Feelings……..
??
The company should have been dissolved and the execs given jail time. Anything that allows the top people to walk the streets after this is an injustice.
Holy cow!!!!! I actually agree with fusion. Mark this day down because I believe in 4 years this is only the second time this has happened.
I say hang em high
Bobo, unless you want to work for a minimum wage job it doesn’t hurt you. The product is needed. Anybody that pays taxes, including social security taxes, helps you. It delays the day our government goes bankrupt. You go that dimwit?
Where does the money that pays people that work for the government have to come from. The private sector!
From what I’m reading here I think most of the people posting here think that America can work just fine with everyone working directly or indirectly for the U.S. Government!