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Man Admits to Hiring Illegals Save Email Print
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP)
Posted: 11:30 PM Apr 23, 2008
Last Updated: 2:04 PM Apr 24, 2008

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A Manassas man has pleaded guilty to hiring immigrants not authorized to live or work in the country to work at his concrete company.

Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent raided CMC Concrete Construction in Manassas and took 34 Latin American nationals into custody.

Fifty-five-year-old Felisberto Magalhaes, who is listed in public records as the company's president, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one misdemeanor charge of hiring illegal immigrants. He was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to forfeit $122,000, which court documents said was traceable to his offense.

At the time of the raid, an ICE spokeswoman said the detained workers were charged administratively and placed in deportation proceedings.

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Posted by: Locke Location: Madison VA on Apr 28, 2008 at 08:39 AM
His contractor's license should be revoked also. There are many guys like him, out there making a killing with illegal labor...it's just not honest, and it demoralizes our citizens.

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