Judge dismisses charges in illegal immigrant case
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Posted on Thu, Nov. 16, 2006
Judge dismisses charges in illegal immigrant case
Associated Press
COVINGTON, Ky. - A federal judge dismissed charges against five supervisors for a northern Kentucky home builder who were accused of hiring illegal immigrants.
U.S. District Judge David Bunning dismissed the charges Wednesday after prosecutors said a key witness disappeared. Bunning told Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob McBride the charges could be refiled if the witness was found and returned to Kentucky.
The action came two days after Bunning had set a trial date of Nov. 27.
In May, federal agents raided several Fischer Homes worksites in Boone County and arrested nearly 100 people. Most were Mexican or Central American nationals who were charged with being in the United States illegally. Most pleaded guilty to that misdemeanor charge and were deported.
The five Fischer Homes supervisors - Timothy Copsy, Douglas Witt, William Allison, Ronald Vanlandingham and David Schroeder - were charged with conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Post, http://www.cincypost.com
