Use this button to switch between dark and light mode.

7-Eleven Harboring Case Yields Big Gulp for ICE: $4.9M

September 24, 2014 (1 min read)

"According to court filings and facts presented in court, the defendants, who owned, managed, and controlled fourteen 7-Eleven franchise stores during the course of the conspiracies, allegedly hired dozens of illegal aliens, equipped them with more than 20 identities stolen from United States citizens, housed them at residences owned by the defendants, and stole substantial portions of their wages.  During the scheme, the defendants generated over $182 million in proceeds from the 7-Eleven franchise stores.  Profits from those stores were shared by the defendants and 7-Eleven. ... The defendants have agreed to forfeit the franchise rights to ten 7-Eleven stores in New York and four 7-Eleven stores in Virginia, as well as five houses in New York worth over $1.3 million.  The case announced today constitutes ICE's largest criminal immigration forfeiture in its history.  In addition, the defendants agreed to pay $2,621,114.97 in restitution for the back wages that they stole from their workers." - ICE, Sept. 23, 2014.

Tags: