USA: Contractor Sentenced for Visa Fraud in Central Illinois
Posted on : 11 Feb 2019 | Category: USA Immigration ,

A roof contractor residing in central Illinois has been given a three-year jail term for visa fraud as well as hosting and employing illegal immigrants. On Thursday, February 7, U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough gave the owner of Gire Roofing Inc. of Champaign - Edwin J. Gire, 47 the three-year sentence in federal prison. He is also to pay a fine of $30,000 and will be watched continuou....Read More

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US Orders Man to Pay $1.3 Million for Violations of Work Visa Program
Posted on : 13 Apr 2019 | Category: USA Immigration ,

U.S. Department of Labor has revealed that owner of two horse training facilities in the country has been ordered to pay back wages of about $1.3 million to migrants whom he underpaid and gave substandard accommodation for years. The Department of Labor accused the owner of both Gilroy Gaits in Hollister and Portola Valley Training Center in Menlo Park - Kevin Chambers - of not paying migrants the country's minimum wage and....Read More

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