Woman sentenced for harboring illegal immigrants.

By: The Associated Press 03/23/11 10:44 AM

The Associated Press:

A southeast Missouri business owner has been sentenced to a year in prison for harboring and transporting illegal immigrants.

The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic reports that Hua Huang of Poplar Bluff was sentenced Monday in federal court. Huang was also ordered to forfeit several pieces of real estate, vehicles and $35,000 in cash.

Huang owned a restaurant in Poplar Bluff. She pleaded guilty in December to several federal charges.

Five restaurant workers who were suspected of being illegal immigrants were arrested in August. Huang was arrested outside her restaurant in October.

Federal prosecutors say Huang regularly employed a number of illegal immigrants to work at her restaurant, providing housing and transportation for them.

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