Federal agents raided 15 Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler restaurants

[ilbegone]

The Evensons and Strehlow are charged with a variety of criminal violations, including the unlawful hiring and harboring of illegal aliens, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and tax evasion.
If convicted of all the charges, Mark faces up to 86 years in prison and a $5.33 million fine; Christopher faces up to 81 years in prison and a $5.08 million fine; and Strehlow faces a maximum prison term of 40 years and a $2 million fine.

This is exactly what needs to be done. Illegals wouldn't be here unless there was a draw courtesy of American employers.

However, I have the idea that tax evasion in this case far outweighs illegal employment in the minds of ICE, IRS, and the Labor Department. and was the driving concern for filing of charges.

In fact, I'm surprised that the Labor Department was involved at all, considering Labor Secretary Hilda Solis' hands off agreement with Napolitano. Must have been the IRS that pushed the raids.

[Ayatollahgondola]

Originally Posted by ilbegone

In fact, I'm surprised that the Labor Department was involved at all, considering Labor Secretary Hilda Solis' hands off agreement with Napolitano. Must have been the IRS that pushed the raids.

Solis's department participates in the raids so they can take all the info from the illegals to see how many can be issued temporary, victim, or permanent visas. The raids serve them as PR for amnesty and obama. Less are deported that way, and many are legalized

[Jeanfromfillmore]

Here's the company that made millions using illegals and was caught. But who's doing those jobs today?


Chuy’s Holdings files for stock offering
By Kirk Ladendorf | Friday, August 5, 2011, 01:48 PM
Chuy’s Holdings Inc. of Austin has filed a prospectus with securities regulators for an initial public stock offering that would raise up to $75 million.
The popular restaurant chain operates 31 Tex-Mex restaurants in six states. The company was bought by Goode Partners, a New York-based private equity firm in 2006.
It was founded as a single Chuy’s restaurant on Barton Springs Road in 1982.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...for_stock.html