Wal-Mart Executives To Be Subpoenaed For Federal Grand Jury -ABC

Quicken ^ | 10-23-03 | Dow Jones newswires

[libertyisnotfree]

Wal-Mart Executives To Be Subpoenaed For Federal Grand Jury -ABC  

Thursday, October 23, 2003 07:03 PM ET   

NEW YORK

-(Dow Jones)- U.S. authorities were preparing Thursday to subpoena executives of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT, news) to testify before a federal grand jury in connection with an illegal immigration crackdown, ABC News reported.

Federal agents raided Wal-Mart's headquarters and 60 of its stores across the country Thursday, arresting more than 300 illegal workers at the world's biggest retailer.

The workers were members of cleaning crews hired by outside contractors, but federal law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that Wal-Mart had direct knowledge of the immigration violations. They cited recordings of meetings and conversations among Wal-Mart executives, managers and contractors.

All those arrested in the raids at stores in 21 states were in the country illegally. Many of those arrested are said to be from Eastern Europe.

Dow Jones Newswires 10-23-03 1903ET

[FITZ]

This is an AFL-CIO influenced operation:

http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/immigration/freedom_ride.cfm

Immigrant Workers Ride Triumphant

The nearly 1,000 immigrant workers and their supporters who took part in the historic Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, Sept. 20–Oct. 4,

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Unless businesses are held accountable, illegal immigration will continue as it has -- unabated. Border control is a fantasy.

[txdoda]

you've got mail....

[libertyisnotfree]

Hillary is still high up in Wal-Mart, isn't she?

[libertyisnotfree]

LOL

[JustPiper]

I heard tonight Walmart full well has to be aware of this ;)

[libertyisnotfree]

Are you for real?

The unions are all for letting illegals swamp our nation.

I seriously doubt afl-cio had anything to do with the action against Wal-Mart

[libertyisnotfree]

Didn't the Justice Department catch Wal-Mart executives doing this on wiretaps?

[JustPiper]

What's the real story behind this?

Us?!

[libertyisnotfree]

I applaud John Ashcroft for the actions against Wal-Mart.


Way to go, Mr. Attorney-General!!

[JustPiper]

If they truly want to getserious why are they not hitting every 7-11? BTW, I like your handle -g-

[libertyisnotfree]

You think the feds are gonna use the RICO statutes against Wal-Mart?

[libertyisnotfree]

I have to agree with you here.

[Pro-Bush]

Great news, ship em' out..I do Wonder why Walmart was targeted..Not by accident for sure.

Who's next? Sears?

[ImpBill]

How many IBP packing plants have the checked lately?

Ooooopppppps those are undocumented Mexicans so it doesn't count.

[JustPiper]

How about Kmart? Or as I posted in another post, 7-11~~~

[JustPiper]

I have yet to get the lowdown, if you do please ping me

[libertyisnotfree]

Do you think that this is gonna enlargen into a full-blown scandal?

[autoresponder]

"Blind Trust"

Describes 1993-2000 perfectly

[garandgal]

I think WalMart was targeted because they ARE so large, and it was guaranteed to be high-profile, national news. It should give plenty of pause to smaller companies who are tempted to hire illegals.

I agree with other posters that targeting the CEO's and HR managers of companies that hire illegals, complete with mandatory jail time (NOT paltry fines), is the only way to stop this problem.