Thread: McDonald's Franchisee Fined 1 Million for Hiring Illegals

This is wonderful news maybe now retired folks and students can get jobs.
The Vagas casinos and hotels should be next.

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is only 11 McDonald's out of more than 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., and more than 290,000 employees.

Hey, hey - interior enforcement aimed at illegal employers.
I love the smell of enforcement in the morning..., and in the afternoon..., and in the evening too!

A little info on the perp:
http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguidea ... nId=875375

Here's an idea - print a hardcopy of the story (I'll go searching for a MSM version here in a minute...) and next time you go to your favorite fast food place, leave a few copies of that around the place.
I'll bet it gets noticed.

You want Fries with your fine?

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is only 11 McDonald's out of more than 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., and more than 290,000 employees.

Buzzm1 - All McD's are franchised operations. So, in some ways, they do operate rather independently (but still have to meet general standards about service, hygiene, etc [well, in theory I suppose...]). This guy ran a group of 11 franchises - which, let's hope McD's has the foresight to terminate ASAP.
Shut those puppies down or give the franchise to a responsible operator.

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

It is about time. But million is not enough. :P

Think about all the McDonalds; and illegals working there in the front, waiting on customers. These illegals do not even understand English. I have seen this locally.

They need to get out to California and conduct an investigation into McDonalds. Out of all the fast food joints, they are the absolute worst with hiring illegal invaders. They have people working in these restraunts that do not speak a word of English. It' a complete disregard for the rule of law in order to make a buck. They need to come down hard on McDonalds, not only the franchisee, but the McDonalds corporation itself!

Guilty Pleas, $1 Million in Fines, in Reno Immigration Case

Posted: July 16, 2008 02:44 PM

Two executives and the corporation that owns 11 northern Nevada McDonald's restaurants have pleaded guilty to felony immigration charges stemming from raids last fall.

Last September, agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 56 people in Reno, Sparks and Fernley after serving 12 court-ordered search warrants at the restaurants and the headquarters for a franchise corporate office in Reno.

At a hearing today in Las Vegas, attorney's for Mack Associates Inc., which owns the restaurants, pleaded guilty on behalf of the franchise to two felony counts, including conspiracy and aiding and abetting.

Under a plea agreement, the franchise will pay $1 million in fines.

Operation's director Joe Gillespie and former vice president Jimmy Moore pleaded guilty to one count each.

Each faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines when sentenced at a later date.

Authorities charged that Mack Associates' management employed people they knew were in the country illegally by furnishing them with names and Social Security numbers belonging to others.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8687090

Originally Posted by PhredE

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is only 11 McDonald's out of more than 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., and more than 290,000 employees.

Buzzm1 - All McD's are franchised operations. So, in some ways, they do operate rather independently (but still have to meet general standards about service, hygiene, etc [well, in theory I suppose...]). This guy ran a group of 11 franchises - which, let's hope McD's has the foresight to terminate ASAP.
Shut those puppies down or give the franchise to a responsible operator.

But this most likely won't effect the operation of the other 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., most of which employ illegals. If McDonald's formally switched to using E-Verify, that would do it, but that doesn't appear to be close to happening.

Here is the article from the original sweep:

At Least 56 Arrested in Immigration Raids at McDonald's
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298396,00.html

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

Originally Posted by PhredE

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is only 11 McDonald's out of more than 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., and more than 290,000 employees.

Buzzm1 - All McD's are franchised operations. So, in some ways, they do operate rather independently (but still have to meet general standards about service, hygiene, etc [well, in theory I suppose...]). This guy ran a group of 11 franchises - which, let's hope McD's has the foresight to terminate ASAP.
Shut those puppies down or give the franchise to a responsible operator.

But this most likely won't effect the operation of the other 14,000 McDonald's in the U.S., most of which employ illegals. If McDonald's formally switched to using E-Verify, that would do it, but that doesn't appear to be close to happening.

Here is the article from the original sweep:

At Least 56 Arrested in Immigration Raids at McDonald's
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298396,00.html

Buzzm1 - Oh yeah, I hear ya and feel your pain. One of the nice side effects (?) of this enforcement action were the fines and the prospect of jail time for the group of top managers and owner.

Hey McDonalds! - Dunkin Donuts uses E-Verify in screening new hires corporate-wide, why can't you????