Business Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Employment of an Alien

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Business Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Employment of an Alien

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on July 26, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that N & F Logistics, Inc., a shipping and trucking business located in Harahan, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to a one-count bill of information charging it with unlawful employment of an alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. '' 1324a (a)(1)(A) and (f)(1).

According to the bill of information, N & F Logistics, Inc., unlawfully employed an alien from in or about February 2013 through August 2014.

If convicted, N & F Logistics, Inc., faces a maximum fine of up to $10,000.00 and a $50.00 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter set sentencing for Oct. 15, 2019.

The United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigated this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González is in charge of the prosecution.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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