50 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In SoCal Raid
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Federal immigration officials carrying out raids in 17 states, including at locations in Southern California, have arrested almost 200 illegal immigrants working for a janitorial company, it was reported Friday.
Accusing Florida-based Rosenbaum-Cunningham International of building a business around "a ghost workforce that was paid in cash," agents on Wednesday and Thursday raided establishments in 63 locations, including West Hollywood, Arcadia, Anaheim, Ontario, Orange, Irvine and San Diego, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Criminal charges were filed against the firm's top three executives.
The arrests are the latest high-profile attempt by the Bush administration to shore up its enforcement credentials as Congress and the White House gear up for another round of debate over the nation's immigration laws.
Southern California accounted for more of the 195 illegal immigrants arrested than any other region, ICE spokesman Jeff Dishart told The Times. Twenty were arrested in Orange County, 18 in Los Angeles County, eight in San Diego County and four in San Bernardino County.
A 23-count indictment against Rosenbaum-Cunningham International co-owners Richard Rosenbaum and Edward Cunningham and controller Christina Flocken was unveiled in Washington, D.C., Thursday, The Times reported.
The alleged crimes include evading $18 million in federal tax payments, and directing a manager to obtain 20 fake visas for cleaning crews at a Michigan resort, then rewarding that manager with a $1,000 bonus.
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