New arrest at chicken plant in immigration violation case
By Eric Connor • STAFF WRITER • July 9, 2008


Another employee of a Greenville poultry factory under federal investigation for immigration violations was arrested today on charges that she instructed human resources employees to use falsified employment eligibility forms, according to a newly handed down indictment and a federal prosecutor.


Elaine Crump is charged with 20 counts of "instructed employees to use fraudulent Form I-9s," according to an indictment filed yesterday.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin McDonald told The Greenville News today that the charges were related to Crump's employment at the House of Raeford poultry plant in Greenville.

Last month, federal agents arrested five supervisors at the chicken-processing facility on Rutherford Road near North Pleasantburg Drive as part of an investigation months in the making.

Immigration officials said five men, all of Mexico and supervisors at the plant, were arrested based on criminal arrest warrants for charges that included aggravated identity theft; fraud and misuse of permits, visas and other documents; and false statements.

House of Raeford has said it was "cooperating fully" with immigration officials and "will continue to do so."

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