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Prosecutor details plot for ag companies to profit off cheap, illegal labor force
Lincoln Journal Star ^ | Mar 6, 2019 | Lori Pilger

Posted on 03/06/2019 1:39:15 PM PST by posterchild

A federal prosecutor laid out for a judge this week a plot where agricultural corporations and Juan Pablo Delgado -- the man at the defense table -- profited from a plot to supply them with a cheap, illegal labor force, leaving hundreds of migrant workers caught in the middle.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods said, in some cases, employees who couldn't legally work in the country were made to work in the dark as punishment for not working fast enough, were threatened with deportation and were forced to do cramped, painful work while Delgado made millions.

Woods said he conspired with corporate supervisors at several medium- to large-sized ag corporations to make it appear as though the workers were solely employed by him.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: aliens

1 posted on 03/06/2019 1:39:15 PM PST by posterchild
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To: posterchild

Another website demanding drop ad blocker or $ubscribe to read article....FO


2 posted on 03/06/2019 1:41:14 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: posterchild

Is this an excerpt? Because it seems to leave out most everything we might want to know. Is there a link to an article?

Thank you.


3 posted on 03/06/2019 1:42:17 PM PST by NEMDF
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The link is there I just failed to click the excerpt box. I’ll ping the mod.


4 posted on 03/06/2019 1:44:30 PM PST by posterchild
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To: moder_ator; admin

I failed to click the ‘excerpt’ box, can you please correct?


5 posted on 03/06/2019 1:45:09 PM PST by posterchild
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To: antidemoncrat

http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/workers-arrested-at-christensen-farms-criminal-charges-possible-against-company/article_45cce1f8-9be7-11e8-b00c-abd6df726f76.html


6 posted on 03/06/2019 1:47:33 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: posterchild

Precisely why we need vigorous enforcement.


7 posted on 03/06/2019 1:51:16 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: posterchild

It’s not just ag companies, either.
Big home builders use many sub-contactors who in turn hire illegal aliens.
Verizon used a subcontractor to put in the FIOS in my neighborhood who hired Guatemalans.


8 posted on 03/06/2019 1:53:52 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: posterchild

Too bad we can’t prosecute Members of Congress who are keeping the border open and encouraging ever more human wave attacks.


9 posted on 03/06/2019 1:55:05 PM PST by Truth29
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To: posterchild

It is RACIST to impose slave wages on LEGAL immigrants and minorities by EXPLOITING cheap, ILLEGAL workers!!


10 posted on 03/06/2019 1:59:45 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: posterchild

This is why we all know our motions of securing the border is a farce. If any of the whores or pimps in Congress were serious, all these companies would be subject to huge fines and/or forfeiture. But of course, repugnants and RATs alike, none are going to slow the cheap labor express.


11 posted on 03/06/2019 2:00:25 PM PST by LouAvul (Socialism is the logical conclusion of liberalism. Anarchy is the logical conclusion of socialism.)
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employees who couldn’t legally work in the country were made to work in the dark as punishment for not working fast enough, were threatened with deportation and were forced to do cramped, painful work while Delgado made millions.

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I probably should care but I don’t.


12 posted on 03/06/2019 4:24:36 PM PST by Graybeard58 (The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.)
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To: G Larry

Yep, the next thing will be Guatemalans
demanding reparations. A move supported
by the left.


13 posted on 03/06/2019 10:01:36 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: posterchild

But, but, but! Libtards and RINO’s are good with this. So where’s the problem?


14 posted on 03/07/2019 6:28:09 AM PST by Freeport (The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Labor contractors is the way most illegals work now. The company getting the work done looks clean, if caught they claim they didn’t know they were illegals. The labor contractors are usually dual citizens and if caught will go back to Mexico before court date. Makes it hard to nail anyone for hiring/working illegals.

These labor contractors also often provide false documents to the illegals so gives everyone deniability. Basically the reality is most of them get away with providing false documents, and hiring illegals. Few get caught, and most that get caught can wiggle out by claiming they didn’t know they were illegals, or their documents were false.


15 posted on 03/07/2019 4:20:47 PM PST by Tammy8
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