Originally published Monday, September 21, 2009 at 4:09 PM
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No prison for business owners in immigration case
Two owners of a Bellingham, Wash., company won't have to go to prison for hiring undocumented workers, but the business must pay a $100,000 fine.
Associated Press Writer
Two owners of a Bellingham, Wash., company won't have to go to prison for hiring undocumented workers, but the business must pay a $100,000 fine.
A guilty plea was entered Monday in U.S. District Court on behalf of Yamato Engine Specialists 1990 Ltd.
The two owners - Shafique Amirali Dhanani and his sister, Shirin Dhanani Makala - pleaded guilty last month and were sentenced to a year of probation. They could have faced at least five years in prison and fines of $250,000, and the company could have been fined $500,000.
Yamato was the first workplace to be raided by immigration agents after President Obama took office. Obama had called for less emphasis on prosecuting undocumented workers and more on prosecuting the businesses that hire them.
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