Grand jury indicts Rogers company for undocumented worker
Thursday, Jun 29, 2006


Arkansas News Bureau
A federal grand jury issued an indictment Wednesday on charges that an Arkansas firm led by the chairwoman of the Benton County Democratic Party and candidate for the state House of Representatives hired undocumented workers.

Robbyn Tumey of Rogers, chief executive of Managed Subcontractors International of Rogers, confirmed Wednesday that her company received news of the indictment today. Tumey is running for the District 95 state House seat against Republican Aaron Burkes.

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"We'll do everything we can to provide any information and records. We're 100 percent compliant and always have been," Tumey said.

No one from her company was called to testify before the grand jury, she said.

"I found out the grand jury was looking into this when reporters called me after a press release was issued," she said.

According to an Associated Press account of the indictment, MSI was hired to build a basic training complex at Fort Leonard Wood, Kan. A 52-count indictment was issued saying the company made false compliance statements to the government between November 2002 and July 2003. Companies with government contracts must agree to statements that their workers are in the United States legally. The company is also charged with having failed to provide workers' compensation coverage for its employees, according to the AP account of the indictment.

Tumey is running for the District 95 state House seat against Republican Aaron Burkes.

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