Owners of California restaurants plead guilty to employing illegal aliens (illegal immigrants, law)

[Arizona Bound]

This case serves as a stern reminder about the consequences facing employers who exploit illegal alien labor and violate our nation's laws," said Daniel Lane, assistant special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Sacramento. "Businesses that use illegal alien workers to gain an economic advantage over their competition must understand they will potentially pay a price for those unlawful practices

Owners of northern California Chinese restaurants plead guilty to employing illegal aliens (http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0810/081023sacramento.htm?searchstring=harboring - broken link)

In order to accurately account for wage and employment taxes, California law requires employers to submit quarterly wage reports to California Employment Development Department. From April 20, 2007, to July 20, 2008, Empire Buffet's owner signed nine EDD wage reports that did not account for all of the employees working at Empire Buffet. By failing to list these undocumented aliens, the Empire Buffet was able to increase revenue at the business by hiding wage and tax information from the State of California. According to the plea, Rui Yang Lin and Bi Xia Ni were aware of the requirement to accurately complete the EDD forms, yet they submitted wage reports they knew were false.

[High Springs Gator]

TV personality Anthony Bourdain has openly admitted to employing illegal immigrants at his restaurant in a episode on No Reservations. And he makes no bones about it. I guess he thinks he is above the law.

[catfishing]

Did far left Kalifornia actually make this bust or is this my immagination...Apparently, as the economy goes down the toilet, peoples views on the impact of illegals in the US workforce are starting to change. If this can happen in Cali, then illegals beware