3 accused in Fort Lauderdale of 'leasing' illegal workers

[Judi Lynn]

3 accused in Fort Lauderdale of 'leasing' illegal workers

The Associated Press
Posted April 12 2005, 7:08 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Three natives of Poland were arrested Tuesday for allegedly leasing out illegal immigrants from eastern Europe to work on farms, dairies and factories in the Midwest and Southeast United States.

A 26-count indictment accuses Jaroslaw Sawczuk, 37, Jozef Bronislaw Bogacki, 42, and Pavel Preus, 38, of providing American companies with more than 550 unauthorized workers from various countries including Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland.
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The indictment also names Lucia Kanis, 30, from Slovakia, Ivan Kanis, 38, who lives in his native Slovakia and Andor Pikali, 36, a Slovakian who had been living in Coral Springs. They were not found by authorities.

According to the indictment the defendants allegedly did not pay payroll taxes and worker's compensation deductions. They allegedly did not pay $6 million in payroll taxes and laundered $20 million.

The charges against them include conspiracies to commit visa fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and tax fraud. If convicted they face maximum prison terms of 20 years and fine up to $500,000. The government is also seeking the forfeiture of their assets.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0413illegalworkers,0,6876021.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

[bluedeminredstate]

1. Florida. Again.

Must some reason Jeb attracts such corruption. I bet his share is sitting somewhere in the Cayman Islands.

[Voltaire99]

2. The asshole of the world.

Corrupt government.

Dishonest elections.

Police abuse.

Legislation designed to stifle college professors, to legalize gun killing.

Disney, and all it stands for.

And now, slave traders.

Florida: the asshole of the world.