Thread: S.C. poultry plant manager indicted (Update)

Thu, Jul. 10, 2008 S.C. poultry plant manager indicted
A top manager at a House of Raeford Farms poultry plant has been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged immigration violations.

Elaine Crump, human resources director at the company's Greenville chicken processing plant, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 20 felony counts charging that she instructed employees to use fraudulent employment eligibility forms.

Crump was arrested Wednesday and released after posting a $25,000 bond. She could not be reached for comment. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines for each count.

House of Raeford officials said they're reviewing the indictment. “The company has complied with all requests for information and will continue to cooperate fully with State and Federal authorities,â€

The former supervisors have said the plant prefers undocumented workers because they are less likely to question working conditions for fear of losing their jobs or being deported.

Translation: "We want slaves, not workers".

All I can say is it is about time!

Charges dropped for former
Columbia Farms managers
2 completed diversionary program in illegal workers case
By Eric Connor • Staff writer • Published: January 08. 2011 2:00AM

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Two former managers of a Greenville poultry plant raided by immigration agents have had federal charges against them dropped after completing a pre-trial diversionary program.
A U.S. District judge in Greenville dismissed immigration fraud charges against Elaine Crump and Barry Cronic after they completed the one-year program, court records showed Friday.
A grand jury indicted the two on charges that they knowingly hired illegal aliens and encouraged them to falsify immigration forms.
The dismissals are part of a broader settlement the federal government reached last year with Columbia Farms Inc., which required the company to pay the government $1.5 million to settle all criminal, civil or administrative claims that are pending or could be brought against the company as a result of a federal investigation.
In the settlement, the company agreed to change its employment practices.
Prosecutors said the federal investigation into Columbia Farms' hiring practices began in December 2007.
At the time, Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators began reviewing the company's I-9 employment eligibility verification forms and supporting documentation for suspected violations.
Following an October 2008 workplace raid, federal officials said they prosecuted 21 supervisory employees who they said were hired with false documents, and more than 300 employees were deported for being in the country illegally.


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Originally Posted by FedUpinFarmersBranch

With eight processing plants in the Southeast and about 6,000 employees, N.C.-based House of Raeford is one of the nation's top chicken and turkey producers. In the early 1990s, when another company owned the Greenville plant, most workers were African Americans. Now, most are Latino.

How can anyone claim that Americans won't do those jobs, when we see companies deliberately breaking the law, in order to hire illegals rather than Americans.

If we want to understand why so many of the poorest Americans end up in jail, all we have to do is understand that this company is just one of many who have hired illegals rather that the poorest Americans. When men can't get work, they tend to commit crimes. Once they have a criminal record, they're even less likely to be able to get a job.

It's a vicious cycle - and it shows why Lamar Smith is wise to begin with E-Verify and worksite enforcement.
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Americans first in this magnificent country

American jobs for American workers

Fair trade, not free trade

6000 jobs....that Americans could have been doing

I hope A****k Farms is next, in Batesburg, SC. Almost every application I see list them as their employer.

We some sort of target system for companies we know are hiring illegals.