Office manager gets prison, fine in illegal hiring case
Judge also gives her community service
By Jonathon Shacat
Herald/Review

Published on Wednesday, November 26, 2008

TUCSON — The office manager of Sun Drywall and Stucco Inc. in Sierra Vista was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 14 months in prison and home detention for employing individuals who are unauthorized to work in the United States.

Carol Hill pleaded guilty in an agreement in June to a felony for conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens for profit and a felony for knowingly hiring at least 10 illegal aliens within a 12-month period.

Judge Raner Collins sentenced her to two months in prison and 12 months in home detention. She will start serving her term on Feb. 3. She will be on supervised release for three years. She must complete 500 hours of community service and pay a $10,000 fine.

Seven other people were charged in this case, including the business’ president, Ivan Hardt, as well as Efrain Silvain Avechuco, Edward Durgin, Joaquin Neave, Santiago Trejo Ramirez, Omar Reyes and Jose Gutierrez Tapia.

According to a court filing regarding Hill’s sentencing memo, her conduct in this case was “extensive and flagrant.â€