Thread: Columbia farms

I did a search here and did not find this story so if it is a duplicate feel free to delete this post although it is a good read. The Feds are going after the management at this poultry plant (the supervisors are illegal ) in Greenville, SC. Hopefully it will make a lot of illegal employers start to worry and change their ways.


GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- Five supervisors at a Greenville County poultry processing plant are accused of providing false documentation so they could be hired, despite being illegal immigrants.

Those supervisors at the Columbia Farms plant on Rutherford Road face federal charges after an investigation by immigration authorities.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says the arrests at the plant follow months of investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

This week, agents arrested Simon Gomez, Juan Rodriguez, Juan Suarez, Guadalupe Templos and Evaristo Vasquez. Investigators said they used false alien identification or bogus Social Security numbers on employment records.

They face charges of making a false statement to a federal agency, presenting false documents to a federal agency and aggravated identity theft.

Matt Carruthers, an attorney who is representing Gomez and Vasquez said his clients were arrested at home. He said both were shocked by the arrest and that they had been employed at the plant for eight years.

The parent company of Columbia Farms is House of Raeford in Rose Hill, N.C. WYFF left a message for the company -- after getting instructions in English and Spanish -- but no one returned the call.

At Columbia Farms, workers cut chickens necks and process the poultry to get it ready for sale in stores. Despite the nature of the work, some jobseekers at the Workforce Center still hope to get on with Columbia Farms.

Jobseeker Ivy Kinard said, "I've actually called numerous times to see if they were hiring or anything. I've actually worked there before, so I'd love to go back."

But the center said Columbia Farms had no active job listings in Greenville County, which was a bit discouraging for Kinard.

"I've actually been out looking for a job all day, just really working hard at trying to get something," she said.

If convicted, the five supervisors face federal prison time and deportation.

In the meantime, federal authorities are continuing to investigate just who has been hired to work at the plant.

Kinard said, "I think that they should give the people in the United States first choice."

http://www.wyff4.com/news/16658140/detail.html

Johnny

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