N.C.: Durham firm pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens

Durham firm pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens

Triangle Business Journal - by Lee Weisbecker
Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 2:07pm EDT

The owners of a Durham carpentry firm face prison time plus fines and forfeitures of up to $750,000 after pleading guilty to harboring and shielding illegal aliens in connection with their business operations.

Jose Lopez and his brother, Juan Antonio Lopez, owners of J&A Framers Carpentry Inc., entered the plea in U.S. District Court in New Bern, according to United States Attorney George E.B. Holding.

Prosecutors contended that, for the past six years, the Lopez brothers filled the work force needs of their eight-person framing crews by recruiting and housing illegal workers from their hometown in Mexico.

In some cases, the government also alleged, the brothers loaned funds to their illegal workers to pick up the costs of the smuggling, or “coyote,â€

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Prosecutors contended that, for the past six years, the Lopez brothers filled the work force needs of their eight-person framing crews by recruiting and housing illegal workers from their hometown in Mexico.

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News that is reported every day of each week, such as this news should be enough to gain support from all to increase steep laws against illegal aliens.

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In the sentencing hearing, to be set before Chief United States District Court Judge Louise Flanagan of New Bern, the brothers face up to five years’ imprisonment, plus three years of supervised release; fines of up to $250,000 each; and forfeiture of $250,000, according to Holding’s office.

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give them the max, take their holdings and then deport them to the country they came from, even if legally here

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In the sentencing hearing, to be set before Chief United States District Court Judge Louise Flanagan of New Bern, the brothers face up to five years’ imprisonment, plus three years of supervised release; fines of up to $250,000 each; and forfeiture of $250,000, according to Holding’s office.

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No where does it give the immigration status of the brothers. If they are illegal everything they own should be confiscated as ill gotten gains! Everything in their wives or childrens names need to be confiscated as ill gotten gains, and I don't care if their children are "anchors".

Screw the "supervised release", they must be deported! It does state these guys were born in Messico, send them back!