JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The owner of a business in Mississippi and his company pleaded guilty Tuesday to harboring people who entered the country illegally, federal authorities said.
Rui Ping Lin and his company, Red Samurai Sushi, Inc., of Madison, Mississippi, entered the plea before Senior U.S. District Judge David M. Bramlette III, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and others said in a news release.
As part of the plea, Red Samurai agreed to two years’ probation and an immigration compliance program, in addition to forfeiture and a $100,000 fine.
Formal sentencing is set for Oct. 27.
From March 2014 through February 2017, authorities said Lin hired at least four people who he knew had entered and remained in the U.S. in violation of the law, Hurst said. An investigation showed that none of the people involved were required to complete any paperwork when they were hired, nor had they been asked about their immigration status. It also showed that Lin housed many of the employees and transported them to and from the restaurant. He also admitted paying the employees in cash..
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