A Pennsylvania resident has pleaded guilty to harboring illegal immigrants for financial gain in a town that drew national attention last year over an influx of Haitian migrants, the Department of Justice announced this week.
Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti said Andy Ha has pleaded guilty to charges of harboring illegal aliens for financial gain and failing to pay more than $3 million in employment taxes.
The DOJ announced that Ha owned a staffing agency that provided workers to companies in the area of Charleroi, Pennsylvania. As part of that, he paid over 25 workers who were not legally authorized to be in the U.S. to stay in a former hotel and paid for them to be transported to and from work. The nationality of those workers was not stated.
Fox News Digital reported from Charleroi in October, and found that some officials and residents believed the impact was exaggerated and the influx had revitalized the town, but others disagreed and slammed what they described as an “invasion.”
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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