Penasquitos car wash owners plead guilty to hiring illegals
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The operators of a Rancho Penasquitos car wash pleaded guilty to felony charges of knowingly employing illegal immigrants, federal officials announced Thursday.
Ju Hea Kim, 54, and Sun Jae Lee, 51, admitted before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Gallo in San Diego to hiring 10 or more illegal immigrants within a 12-month period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.
According to court documents, Kim, owner of Betty’s Car Wash in the 9800 block of Carmel Mountain Road, and Lee, its manager, knowingly employed illegal immigrants during a four-year period.
The plea deal calls for Kim to forfeit $85,610 to the federal government.
According to the agreement, federal prosecutors will recommend an eight- month prison sentence for Lee at sentencing, while Kim will face revocation of his visa and deportation to South Korea. The plea agreement also recommends that Kim and Lee each pay a fine.
Kim and Lee admitted having known that the illegal immigrants they hired were not U.S. citizens and that the workers had entered the United States illegally. Kim and Lee also conceded that they had acted with the intent of violating U.S. immigration laws.
Kim and Lee were arrested in October, following an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.
Kim is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 17, and Lee on April 2, both before U.S. District Judge Barry Moskowitz.
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To stop President Obama and his Liberal progressive Czars as Eric Holder, the only avenue is to elect strict TEA PARTY Constitutionalists in oncoming federal and state elections. There are two points to remember that entering the United States has been intentionally classed by Congress as a civil matter? That it is not classified as a Felony; as it should be? Although being hired for a job or using a stolen ID or another person’s Social Security card can be prosecuted as a felony, as they have committed two crimes. The Tea Party will rescind any covert amnesties, sanctuary city ordinances, chain migration, dream act, build the 2006 Secure Fences (ACT) and additionally overhaul federal spending. Become acquainted NumbersUSA and learn about the billions of dollars taken from taxpayers in unfunded mandates by pandering to illegal aliens.
This is labeled as a “Backdoor Amnesty.” Washington must enact ‘The Legal Workforce Act ‘Known more commonly as Mandated E-Verify. Plus “The Birthright Citizenship Act” to stop the inducement of bring unborn infants into the country, that provides free welfare, education and health care. WE THE PEOPLE’S Constitution is under siege by the resident government and must be stopped, when they are allowing illegal aliens back on the streets. BE WARNED THAT NON-CITIZENS HAVE BEEN VOTING AND CERTAINLY WILL AGAIN IN FUTURE ELECTIONS. Every voter should possess official picture ID to vote?