10/05/2018  涉嫌在佛羅里達州餐館雇用非法勞工的華裔夫婦，日前在佛州聯邦法庭認罪，二人分別面臨最高十年監禁。 根據法庭文件，35歲的林敏(Min Lin，姓名皆音譯)和46歲的邱河英(He Ying Qiu)，居住在佛州傑克森維爾(Jacksonville)，二人共同在該市購物中心內經營一家壽司餐廳。 聯邦執法人員今年年初接到一位起疑心的市民對該餐廳的線報，於是開始對該店進行調查，發現邱河英每天都會開小貨車在壽司店和兩處住所間接送手下員工，而該兩處住所在林敏名下。 今年1月29日，傑克森維爾郡警局警員在該小貨車從壽司店運送員工回住所時將車輛攔截，當時邱河英在駕駛座，林敏在副駕駛座，而車內的四名員工則都是沒有合法身分進入美國的人。 6月5日，執法人員在拿到搜查令後對壽司店和兩處住宅進行搜索，搜捕到此前小貨車內的四名非法工人。經過問話，四人都承認在美國非法居留，並表示他們在壽司餐廳打工都是收取現金，沒有納稅，他們也不用支付房租，每天由邱河英負責接送他們上下班。 四名非法員工還說，在開始工作之前，林敏和邱河英都沒有要求他們出示保證他們在美國合法工作的身分證件。而根據美國法律，雇主必須在雇用員工之前要求他們出示相關身分文件。執法人員還在兩處住所內發現非法員工的信件、照片和其他文件等。 作為認罪協議的一部分，林敏和邱河英同意聯邦沒收住所和貨車。 Sushi House at Town Center employed workers found to be in the U.S. illegally By: Max Marbut Min Lin, 35, and He Ying Qiu, 46, owners of Sushi House, will be sentenced for harboring illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain. Each faces up to 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to their plea agreements, Lin and Qiu are married and own and operate the restaurant. Working on a tip from the public, federal agents conducted a five-month investigation and determined that employees were being transported in a van, driven by Qiu, between the restaurant and a residence at Countryside Village mobile home park at 10960 Beach Blvd., owned by Lin. On Jan. 29, officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office stopped the van as it was leaving the restaurant after it closed. Qiu was driving the van and Lin was the front seat passenger. Four people in the van appeared to be illegally in the U.S., according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. On June 5, search warrants were executed at Sushi House and two residences owned by Lin. Before the warrants were served, a JSO officer stopped the van Qiu was driving near the restaurant. Two of the passengers, who also were in the van during the January stop, were found to be living in the country illegally. When a search warrant was executed at the couple’s townhome at 4452 Capital Drive, another two people living in the U.S. illegally. were found. In addition, $9,307 in cash was seized at the townhome. Upon questioning, each of the four stated that they worked at Sushi House and were paid in cash with no taxes withheld from their pay. They told investigators that they lived at the residence, but did not pay rent, that Qiu transported them to and from work and that neither Lin nor Qiu had asked them to provide documents to prove that they were legally authorized to work in the U.S. Employers are required by law to obtain such documents before hiring any employee. As part of their plea agreements, Lin and Qiu will forfeit the 10-year-old mobile home, the 2017 Honda Odyssey van they had used to transport the undocumented employees and the cash seized at their home. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Arnold Corsmeier. Source: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/restaurant-owners-plead-guilty-to-immigration-violations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Operators Of Sushi House Restaurant At Jacksonville Town Center Plead Guilty To Harboring Illegal AliensJacksonville, Florida – Min Lin (35) and He Ying Qiu (46), both of Jacksonville, have pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain. Each faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to their plea agreements, Lin and Qiu are married and own and operate the Sushi House restaurant located at the Town Center shopping complex in Jacksonville. After receiving a tip from a concerned citizen, federal agents conducted an investigation and discovered that employees were being transported in a van, driven by Qiu, between the Sushi House and two residences owned by Lin. On January 29, 2018, officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) stopped the van as it was coming from Sushi House, after it had closed for business that day. Qiu was driving the van and Lin was in the front seat passenger. Four passengers in the van appeared to be aliens who were illegally present in the United States. On June 5, 2018, law enforcement agents executed search warrants at the Sushi House and the two residences owned by Lin. Before the warrants were executed, a JSO officer stopped the van Qiu was driving near the Sushi House. Two of the passengers, who were also in the van when it was stopped on January 29, 2018, were found to be illegally present in the United States. During the execution of the warrant at one of the residences, agents encountered two more aliens who were also found to be illegally present in the United States. They had also been passengers in the van during the previous strop. Upon questioning, each of the four aliens admitted to being illegally present in the United States. They stated that they worked at the Sushi House and were paid in cash with no taxes withheld from their pay. They also stated that they lived at the residence rent-free, that Qiu took them to and from work, and that neither Lin nor Qiu had asked them to provide documents to establish that they were legally authorized to work in the United States. Employers are required by law to obtain such documents before hiring any employee. During the search of the residence, agents found identification, mail, photographs, and other documents belonging to the aliens and others. As part of their plea agreements, Lin and Qiu agreed to forfeit the residence and the van they had used to transport the aliens. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Arnold B. Corsmeier. |    Principal,  Tel: (301)906-6889; (240)912-6290 Licensed in MD, VA, DC, PA WeChat ID: sunnychenyuqing NMLS # 1220187 President, Principal Loan Consultant, Leader Funding, Inc.  电话: (240) 784-6645 Rockville, MD Phone: 301-366-3497 |
