News release -- AMARILLO, Texas
Eight people pleaded guilty on felony charges at Swift & Co. meat processing plant in Cactus Texas after an investigation by the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
One person was charged with illegally reentering the United States after having been deported, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine
Two people were found guilty of falsely representing a Social Security number which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Five people pled guilty to using fraudulently obtained identity documents including a Social Security card to make it appear that they were legally authorized to live and work in the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
"The ICE investigation conducted around the Swift & Company plants discovered a number of cases of suspected identity theft," said John Chakwin, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Dallas. "The ICE investigation has shown how individual U.S. citizens are tragically affected when aliens steal identities to obtain work. The aliens who pleaded guilty today will first serve their sentences before they're removed to their countries of origin."
45 cases remain pending against other defendants.
1 comment:
Why is it that ICE is so busy in Texas and nowhere else? We have 50 states and I constantly read about ICE in Texas or Florida only. The illegals are not hugging the borders, they are inland as well.
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