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Managers, Supervisors, and Human Resource Personnel Indicted for Immigration Crimes and other Federal Crimes Stemming from Largest Single-State Worksite Enforcement Action in Nation’s History

Company Management Charged with Harboring Illegal Aliens, Assisting in Representing False Citizenship and Obtaining False Social Security Cards, Lying to Law Enforcement, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft

Jackson, Miss. – U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, joined by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Trill, and U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Rafiq Ahmad announced today the unsealing of indictments returned by a Federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of Mississippi against four individuals who were managers, supervisors, or human resources personnel at companies where criminal and administrative search warrants were executed in August 2019 and 680 illegal aliens were detained.

“This office has a successful history of prosecuting employers for violating our immigration laws, and today marks another step in ensuring that justice is fairly and impartially done, no matter the law-breaker. I want to thank our partners at ICE Homeland Security Investigations and our office’s federal prosecutors for doggedly pursuing these criminal violations.  The indictments unsealed today mark the beginning, not the end, of our investigations and prosecutions.  Rest assured that we will continue to pursue criminal wrongdoers and enforce our criminal laws wherever the evidence may take us,” said U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst.

“The results of this ongoing criminal investigation illustrate the importance of strong interior enforcement. The arrests made last year pursuant to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s execution of more than a dozen search warrants, have thus far yielded 126 indictments, 117 criminal arrests and 73 convictions. In total, more than 403 individuals falsified social security information in order to gain illegal employment in the United States,” said acting ICE deputy director and senior official performing the duties of the director Matthew T. Albence. “Companies who intentionally or knowingly base their business model on an illegal workforce deprive law abiding citizens and lawful immigrants of employment opportunities, which are especially critical as our economy looks to recover from the challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICE Homeland Security Investigations will continue its commitment to uphold the laws Congress has passed. These laws protect jobs for the legal workforce, reduce incentives for illegal migration, and eliminate unequitable financial advantages for businesses employing illegal immigrants.”

INDICTMENT OF SALVADOR DELGADO-NIEVES OF A&B, INC.:

According to the indictment, Salvador Delgado-Nieves, 57, of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, was charged with three counts of harboring illegal aliens, three counts of assisting illegal aliens in falsely representing themselves to be United States citizens, three counts of assisting illegal aliens in obtaining false Social Security cards, and one count of making a false statement to law enforcement officials when he denied having hired illegal aliens at A&B, Inc. in Pelahatchie.

Delgado-Nieves faces up to 74 years in federal prison and $2.5 million in fines for these criminal violations, as Counts 1-6 carry a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each violation, Counts 7-9 carry a maximum of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count, and Count 10 carries a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

INDICTMENT OF IRIS VILLALON OF A&B, INC.:

According to the indictment, Iris Villalon, 44, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was indicted on one count of harboring an illegal alien, and one count of making false statements when she denied that she had hired illegal aliens for employment with A&B, Inc., in Pelahatchie, and one count of causing false employer quarterly wage reports to be filed when she knew the Social Security number represented in such reports was not assigned by the Social Security Administration to that specific illegal alien employee listed therein. 

Villalon faces up to 20 years in prison and $750,000 in fines for these criminal violations, as Count 1 carries a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and Counts 2-3 carry a maximum of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.

INDICTMENT OF CAROLYN JOHNSON AND AUBREY “BART” WILLIS OF PEARL RIVER FOODS LLC:

According to the indictment, Carolyn Johnson, 50, of Kosciuskio, Mississippi, was a Human Resource Manager and Aubrey “Bart” Willis, 39, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, was the Manager at Pearl River Foods LLC in Carthage, Mississippi.  Johnson was indicted on six felony counts of harboring an illegal alien as well as one count of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.  Willis was indicted on five counts of harboring an illegal alien. 

The indictment charges both defendants with harboring illegal aliens following the execution of federal warrants at the Pearl River Foods facility on August 7, 2019.  Johnson was also indicted for fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a grant from the State of Mississippi for reimbursement for on the job training for employees of Pearl River Foods.  As set forth in the indictment, Johnson submitted claims for reimbursement for on the job training that never occurred.

If convicted, Johnson faces a maximum of up to 84 years in prison and $2.25 million in fines, with Counts 1-6 carrying a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each violation, Count 7 carrying a maximum of twenty years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each violation, and Counts 8-9 carrying a mandatory minimum of 2 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each violation.

If convicted, Willis faces a maximum of up to 50 years and $1.25 million in fines, Counts 1-5 carrying a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each violation.

Villalon, Johnson and Willis will appear for arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson today at 1:30 p.m.  Delgado-Nieves will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Ball at 2:30 pm today for his arraignment.  The case against Johnson and Willis has been assigned to Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III.  The cases against Villalon and Delgado-Nieves have been assigned to U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves.

These cases were investigated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations and are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Murray.

On August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, executed multiple federal criminal and administrative search warrants at seven sites across central Mississippi. This was the largest single-state worksite enforcement operation in our nation’s history, resulting in the detention of 680 illegal aliens and the prosecution of 119 illegal aliens for stealing the identities of American citizens, falsifying immigration documents, fraudulently claiming to be United States citizens, and illegal re-entering the country after have been deported, among other federal crimes. 

The investigations of federal criminal violations continue.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/managers-supervisors-and-human-resource-personnel-indicted-immigration-crimes-and-other

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  • One wins the war on illegal migration by focusing criminal law enforcement on those who traffic and profit from the illegal conduct... Politicians, employers, financial institutions, landlords, and others who profit from illegal alien trafficking must become the primary targets FOR PROSECUTION in the war to end illegal migration.  Put the politicians and employers together with all those who are exploiting the illegal alien population for profit and power in prison.  The jobs and resources enabling the illegal alien to shelter and remain in the US will all dry up and the illegal alien will leave the USA as they came,  on foot, without taxpayer assistance.  Let them return to their homes, and properly apply for immigration to the USA.

    Employers, Politicians, and others who profit from illegal alien trafficking must be held accountable to the law...  Effective and consistent law enforcement focused on the unlawful interests of US assets will provide the incentive to use lawful immigration to obtain alien labor when US labor is not able to supply the manpower necessary to operate a business in the USA.  Corporate exploitation of the illegal alien must end now, and that takes a sincere focus on the criminal prosecution of those in the USA who violate our laws to achieve greater profit. 

  • Thank God‼️🇺🇸‼️
    Finally lawbreakers are paying a price, since we taxpayers have been paying for decades, by paying welfare, food stamps, education, health care, higher prices for food and other goods to cover cost of bad checks, shoplifting, AND  - carrying the cost of vehicle accidents caused by illegals that drive without insurance, and often run across the border rather than pay damages! Also, costing landlords thousands when they move out of rental units leaving them a mess! No discrimination laws protect renters, but not the owners that pay for all the damages and clean up! 
    in addition, they've been collecting tax refunds from IRS under fraudulent pretenses. Another bite out of taxpayers wallets! 

    • Landlords who rent to illegal aleins invite disaster and potential criminal prosecution... felony harboring of criminals is a federal felony with serious consequences.  Illegal aliens are in fact hiding from federal enforcement... those renting to them are aiding and abetting the criminals by providing them with shelter.  Any landlord who knowingly rents to illegal aliens is at risk of being charged and convicted... hence, they should 1) Not rent to them in the first place.  2) If they discover they are illegal aliens or seriously suspect they are they need to report their renters to the proper federal agencies and take reasonable steps to verify their lawful presence in the USA... obtain their social security number if they have not already done so and verify is as theirs...  Ask for their Green Card and verify it with immigration and naturalization.  Failure to make reasonable efforts to determine a renters' lawful status to be in the USA is expected not optional.

    • No bearing in California. As I wrote, a sanctuary state! No respect for those laws!

    • AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!  WITH A GOVERNOR LIKE THIS, IT'S PRETTY HOPELESS!

       

      Wow - Gavin Newsom's $3.7 Million Estate Was Gifted to Him in 2019; 3 Months Later He Got a $2.7 Million Tax Free Cash-Out

       

      https://www.redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2020/07/25/gavin-newsoms-3-7-mi...

      Gavin Newsom’s $3.7 million, 12,000 square foot mansion, on 8+ acres along the American River in Sacramento, was the area’s most expensive home sale in 2018; The gated estate consists of a 6 bedroom/10 bath home, a guest house, a pool, a tennis court, and a wine cave An LLC registered to Newsom’s cousin, long-time business partner, and Co-President of PlumpJack, Jeremy Scherer, paid cash ...

       

      Gavin Newsom’s $3.7 Million Estate Was Gifted to Him in 2019; 3 Months Later He Got a $2.7 Million…
      It's good to be king.
    • The home is probably titled in the name of a Corporation... and Newsome is probably a board member of the corporation with the house provided as a benefit...

      However, as I understand the IRS code... Newsome must show the fair market value of the rent and utilities paid (if any) as income on his taxes.  There would be no record of title transfer or taxes paid by Newsome.  The only record of this transaction would be a corporate resolution by the board permitting Newsome to live in the property rent-free.  Taxes, utilities,  and maintenance remain the duty of the Corporation and can be charged as expenses on the corporate income tax return.

      Newsome may be failing to report the market value of the rent and utilities as income on his income tax return... if so, he is probably violating federal and state income tax laws.

    • Yes, someone checked his income tax returns, and the house as a gift doesn't show.  The cousin claimed that Newsom was on the company board and therefore his company could provide housing for a board member.  But when the names if board members was checked, Newsom's name wasn't on it!  

      The Dems are good at making deals like this so convoluted that it's really hard to "follow the money". 

    • JC4you

      The home is probably titled in the name of a Corporation... and Newsome is probably a board member of the corporation with the house provided as a benefit... rent-free. However, as I understand the IRS code... Newsome must show the fair market value of the rent and utilities paid (if any) as income on his taxes.  Newsome may be failing to report the market value of the rent and utilities as income on his income tax return... if so, he is probably violating federal and state income tax laws.

       

    • P/S IRS form 1099 Misc income should be reported by the owners of the property Gov. Newsome is living in if he is not paying rent on the property... it should include utilities furnished if he doesn't pay utilities either.  The Corporation or owners of the home Newsome lives in MUST REPORT the fair market value of the rents for the tax year to th IRS and likely to the State also.  If Newsome is not paying income taxes on the fair market value of rents and utilities he is likely committing tax fraud... a felony.

    • I'd love to see that happen.  The person who ferreted out this info is most likely looking further into getting an investigation.

      Something to pray for.

      It's time to go out for dinner on this beautiful Friday night..  Thankfully not in CA because there is no place to go there - everything closed! Pitiful

      Good night!

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