Miss. company pleads guilty in immigration raid

[uscitizen]

Miss. company pleads guilty in immigration raid

Feb 24, 6:46 PM (ET)

By HOLBROOK MOHR


JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - One of Mississippi's most successful private companies pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to violate immigration laws related to the nation's largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants, federal authorities said.

Immigration agents detained more than 600 illegal immigrants at Howard Industries' electrical transformer plant in Laurel during a massive raid on Aug. 25, 2008. Most of them were deported, though a few were convicted on identity theft charges for using fraudulent documents and providing fake papers to other workers.

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

The company said in a statement that it was pleased to resolve the investigation "based on the actions of its former human resources manager Jose Humberto Gonzalez."

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[Missourian]

Miss. company pleads guilty in immigration raid

Feb 24, 6:46 PM (ET)

By HOLBROOK MOHR


JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - One of Mississippi's most successful private companies pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to violate immigration laws related to the nation's largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants, federal authorities said.

Immigration agents detained more than 600 illegal immigrants at Howard Industries' electrical transformer plant in Laurel during a massive raid on Aug. 25, 2008. Most of them were deported, though a few were convicted on identity theft charges for using fraudulent documents and providing fake papers to other workers.

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

The company said in a statement that it was pleased to resolve the investigation "based on the actions of its former human resources manager Jose Humberto Gonzalez."

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We need to see more of this.

 

[Nate]

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

Not good enough...

 

[The Infidel]

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

Not good enough...

agreed...

 

[Nate]

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

Not good enough...

agreed...

At best, they should have to pay into a charity that specifically helps those out of work in their State the amount that 600 legal workers would have made at that company however many years they worked those illegals. I mean a proper wage, not what they were paying those illegals for you know they wern't being paid shit.

 

[LilOlLady]

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

Not good enough...

Every little bit helps. It's a good beginning to ending workplace hiring of illegal aliens. This company will think twice about hiring "cheap" labor now.
Nate, Be greatful for what little enforcement we get.
$2.5 million ain't chicken feed.

 

[Nate]

The company had repeatedly denied knowing that illegal immigrants worked at the plant, but pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine, which is larger than normal for such a conviction, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.

Not good enough...

Every little bit helps. It's a good beginning to ending workplace hiring of illegal aliens. This company will think twice about hiring "cheap" labor now.
Nate, Be greatful for what little enforcement we get.
$2.5 million ain't chicken feed.

Well for a billion dollar company it kinda is LilOlLady;

Howard Industries is a $1 Billion, privately held corporation located in Laurel, Mississippi. The corporation consists of 4 main divisions: the transformer division, which is the largest producer of distribution transformers in the U. S.; the Lighting division; Howard Transportation, a 150-tractor-trailer, transportation/brokerage firm; and Howard Technology Solutions, a complete information technology company. Please go to Howard.com for more information

Howard Industries Utility Products Division

But your right, I shouldn't bitch! They're finally hitting these companies that turn a blind eye on those who hire. Make this company an example though to others who think it's alright to hire illegals in this country.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - sue the bastids...

Mississippi's Howard Industries Faces Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against U.S. Citizens after Pleading Guilty to Hiring Undocumented Workers
March 01, 2011 | On the heels of pleading guilty to hiring undocumented workers, Howard Industries, a Mississippi company, is the target of a lawsuit that accuses it of denying jobs to non-immigrants.

A discrimination lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court on behalf of four black women claims the company gave preferential treatment to Latino applicants and workers, many of whom were illegal immigrants from Mexico. The lawsuit, which represents only one side of a legal argument, seeks class-action status. Immigration agents detained nearly 600 illegal immigrants at Howard Industries' electrical transformer plant in Laurel in 2008. It was the largest such raid in U.S. history.

The company pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to violate immigration laws and was fined $2.5 million. Those detained in the raid came from Brazil, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru. A woman who answered the phone Monday at Howard Industries declined to give her name and said the company had no comment on the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that one of the plaintiffs, Charlyn Dozier, applied for a job with Howard Industries every three to six months beginning in 2002, but wasn't offered a position until after the 2008 raid.

The other plaintiffs make similar allegations. Their attorney, Lisa M. Ross, did not immediately respond to a message Monday. The lawsuit claims Howard Industries not only knew it was hiring illegal immigrants, but instructed some on how to get false identities and concealed the fact that hundreds of employees were illegal immigrants.

In the days after the raid, hundreds of people lined up outside the plant to apply for jobs. Jobs at Howard Industries were among the most coveted in the area, which is in Mississippi's Pine Belt region and is home to a commercial timber industry and chicken processing plants. Howard Industries makes dozens of products from electrical transformers to medical supplies. It had been considered one of Mississippi's most successful private companies.

Read more: Mississippi's Howard Industries Faces Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against U.S. Citizens after Pleading Guilty to Hiring Undocumented Workers - Fox News Latino

 

[xsited1]

There goes a bunch of Obama voters in Mississippi.