Construction worker pleads guilty to hiring illegals
A Manassas man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to hiring illegal immigrants who were not authorized to work in the United States.
Felisberto Magalhaes, 55, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon at U.S. District Court in Alexandria, according to court documents.
He was sentenced to one year probabtion and order to pay $122,000, the documents state.
According to federal court documents, Magakhaes was associated with CMC Conrete and Stonewall Concrete, both Manassas-based businesses.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials raided the businesses on March 24 and took 34 illegal immigrants into custody. Federal officials said that 257 illegal immigrants employed there were using false social security numbers.
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jmolina the news has been reported in the Potomac News itself as well as through other news outlets and with not needing cameras the savings rise. The only thing racist about PWC is the illegals who think they are entitled. By the way Jmolina ESOL is for more than just Hispanics. Your comment in itself was racist. As for the anchor babies they need to leave with their parents. Chris Cummings
Where did you people read that PWC will save $millions in ESL programs? is ESL only for Spanish speaking students? did you know how many hispanic kids are US citizens by birth? only because a few families have moved out of this racist County doesn’t mean that ESL programs are going to be removed. how idiotic is your reasoning. people are so blind that they believe whatever Cory Steward and the media says. get a life!
Kgotthardt why do you insist that illegals continue to break the law? Chris Cummings
Great Job ICE! Each one of these workers who violated our laws should be fined. If we can funnel these fines back into our communities that would offset the cost of enforcement and social services we have been paying for. Keep up the good work. We will get our communites back.
Kgotthardt,
He never intended to follow the law and now you want to give him and his illegal alien lawbreakers a free pass. I wonder how you would feel if your social security # was used by one of these workers? Just like the idea of granting amnesty and paying back tax’s. Illegal aliens send all their disposable income back home and also owe a dept to the coyote’s who smuggled them here. Where in the hell do you think they will get the money to pay back taxes? They do not want to be part of this society kgotthardt, they want to come here and take take take without giving anything back. Wake up kgotthardt.
But the illegal aliens only wanted a better life through identity theft and SSID fraud ... oh yes and other crimes.
Lemme see, 34 illegal aliens taken into custody out of 257 known illegal aliens employed at the business ... should read 257 illegal aliens arrested awaiting deportation. Finally though, a positive step in the right direction ... thank you ICE for your action!!!
Why can’t they let him sponsor his workers instead and take care of the tax issues? That would be a better fix for ALL. We’d get the money back from taxes (if indeed any were owed), he would get his workers, the workers would get a pass to be here…. Why do we continuously insist on creating lose/lose situations?
This is why US citizens are having to foreclose their homes because they can not get any work. These illegalls are working. They should not be here at all and hopefully more will be done about people hiring them. There are thousands of US citizens that need a job and will do anything to have some type of income. Shame on this person and anyone else who hires illegals.
Now, if and when he does it again, lower a larger boom. The powers that be need to be tougher on the ones that hire illegals….fines and jail time are a start, but how about a suspension of their business licenses? Audit of their IRS returns? Further penalties for not paying the correct employer taxes?
If we strike at the heart of the draw to this country, work opportunities, for illegals, perhaps the whole issue will end up policing itself. AND, as an added benefit to the pro-illegal crowd, perhaps their constituents won’t be continually exposed to exploitation by these businesses.
Americans are far from bigots, xenophobes or anything that smell of the race card. However we are a nation of laws, and unlike the 12 to 30 million aliens who invaded our shores, most of us citizens do not have the criminal mentality.
Immigrants are the epitome of what America great!Not illegal aliens who ignored the law of our sovereignty. Strong minded spirits that will fight for what they believe is right. The law is all the separates innocent citizens from the imported criminal element from other countries. Only enforcement of our immigration laws will rid us of the child violators, women rapists, gang bangers, robbers and murderers. Amongst the illegal aliens who have entered America, without the peoples permission the filth of the earth has come here too. The defenders of the illegal alien invasion of our country, have been seduced by the pro-immigration lobby, made up of La Raza, MEChA, LULAC, MALDEF, CHIRLA, La Voz de Atzlan, Zapatista Army of National Liberation and Mexicanos Sin Fronteras (Mexicans Without Borders). Foundations also fund anti-American entities like the ACLU, Southern Poverty league, who we know are pro-illegal immigrant. Many of the illegal aliens have been deported more than once and must now lose their freedom.
More than ever we need a federal law with teeth, to halt this foreign national occupation. Sheriff Joe is part of the vanguard that will use state enacted laws, his courage against insurmountable odds to reduce the illegal alien population. Our politicians are easy fodder when the race card is used against them, and they cringe in dark corners like frightened mice. But a new breed has risen in the ranks of true patriots like Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , Lou Dobbs (CNN), Governor Don Carcieri and strong minded lawmakers like Tommy Tancredo, Duncan Hunter are just to name a few. Their are men and women not intimidated by pro-illegal alien wimps like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Harry Read and others who pander to the special interest lobby.
More than 10 million immigrants have arrived since year 2000; it is estimated that nearly 6 million are illegal. All told, the group of immigrants now account for 38 million at the moment according to the White House’s own census bureau.
America cannot afford to enact another AMNESTY? The ramifications are unthinkable on each states economy? Taxpayers will have to support even more illegal immigrants as the word gets out and millions more will pour into our nation.
Keep calling your Democratic Congressmen today to co-author THE SAVE ACT! Toll free numbers include 18778516437 and 18662200044, or call toll 12022243121 AND REGISTER YOUR OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to keep our country from enforcing its immigration laws!
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