"Illegal Employee Leasing" new version of crack down on employers, did you see?

Question

2 Polish nationals plead guilty to 'leasing' illegal workers

Two Polish nationals pleaded guilty Wednesday to leasing out illegal immigrants from eastern Europe to work on U.S. farms, dairies and factories, prosecutors said. A third was sentenced to prison a year after pleading guilty to similar federal charges.

Jaroslaw Sawczuk, 39, and Jozef Bronislaw Bogacki, 43, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra to federal charges of fraud and conspiracy to transport, house and otherwise encourage illegal aliens to remain in the United States.

Pavel Preus, 39, pleaded guilty to similar charges in September 2005. Marra sentenced him to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Preus was also ordered to pay $950,000 for unpaid payroll taxes.

The indictment alleged that the employee-leasing ring, beginning in 1995 provided American companies in the Midwest and Southeast with more than 550 unauthorized workers from Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland, among other countries. The workers entered the U.S. on tourist visas.

The six defendants named in the indictment failed to pay $6 million in payroll taxes and laundered more than $20 million, prosecutors said.

http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/APN/609132508

Little by little we seem to be focussing on the problem....

What do you think?

Alberto - I can't disagree with your point, but I do approve of crack downs on employers, all the same. We have to start somewhere....

Answer 1

Get tough with the employers and a big part of the illegal immigration problem will be taken care of on it's own. No lucrative jobs. No welfare to draw upon. No reason to come. No reason to stay.

Answer 2

that's a start, but the right judge needs to be there, i think 37 months is still alittle short then what it should be, i mean come on now its a serious offense now and should be treated as one, if governor Ryan got 6 1/2 years for what he did what do they only get 1/2 for there actions.

the fine is just about right but still short, if they had them here for a while then i am sure they should have owed alot more in back taxes along with the taxes the illegals didn't pay, i mean the illegals should pay what they owe, but the person that hired should also be stuck picking that tab as well.

Answer 3

I think that is good news!!! It's one thing to do a side job for a little money but to do hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in business and not pay in is wrong.... and I hate the fact we have so many people (immigrants) here that can't work regular jobs (no SS#) and pay taxes but find jobs that will pay under the table and collect public aid in the mean time...

Answer 4

see where we lose on our taxes when someone else is not paying there's, and that's just two employers imagine what a better job the state and county welfare systems could do do support these people if they actually payed into it , we wouldn't be in dept , along with county schools and collages all over the country . this needs to be happening in every American city every day till its done , i think anyways

Answer 5

If a person is in a country illegally, which should not be happening, and the INS is not working hard enough to get rid of illegal aliens, or even legal ones then there is a definite PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Immigrants just come to the US to suck up the benefits and it sickens me, and where I reside there are about 100 search warrants to rid these rodents. I, as an apache indian would NEVER move to Mexico and expect the country to learn my languages and customs just to accommodate me!!!!

Answer 6

This needs to continue at an accelerated pace.

Answer 7

"Dont you loose that hope Dar. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise"

The only problem here Dar about "little by little" is that Nachos is taking over Hot Dogs at a much faster speed.

Answer 8

great.