Saturday, July 12, 2008
Illegal alien gets break

Judge views roofer kindly

By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
He did the right thing, he wasn’t ripping people off, he was providing a fair wage. He is basically a good person who did illegal things.

Raymond A. O’Hara,
DANIEL TACURI’S LAWYER


WORCESTER— Who is Daniel Tacuri?

Is he the hardworking immigrant who built a successful roofing business despite being illiterate, who generously supported his extended family, and who never said no to a request by someone in need?

Or is he an illegal immigrant, the ringleader of a criminal enterprise that created a pipeline for illegal immigrants to migrate to Milford from Ecuador, then built a successful roofing business on their backs?


The two sides of Daniel Tacuri were on display in U.S. District Court yesterday, where he faced sentencing after having previously pleaded guilty to 38 counts of hiring and harboring illegal immigrants.

“He held himself out as a beacon to people coming here from Ecuador,â€