The former owner of a California Asian buffet restaurant was sentenced to eight months home confinement and three years probation for hiring undocumented workers to work at his business.<\/p>\n
It happened in Vacaville, a lazy California community known more for the occasional earthquake than for immigration raids; but, Mr. Tao Lin got caught. He broke the law, although the issue is a great deal more complex than is typically painted by Federal authorities.<\/p>\n
A federal judge sentenced Rui Tao Lin, 53, the former owner of the King\u2019s Buffet in Vacaville, on Friday February 6, 2009. Besides home confinement and probation, the judge also ordered Lin to pay $49,000 in criminal fines. In November 2008, Mr. Lin had pled guilty to employing undocumented workers and mail fraud.<\/p>\n
In his guilty plea, Lin admitted that, from June 2006 until September 2008, he hired and assisted in the hiring of employees he knew were illegal aliens. The (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The former owner of a California Asian buffet restaurant was sentenced to eight months home confinement and three years probation for hiring undocumented workers to work at his business. It happened in Vacaville, a lazy California community known more for…<\/span><\/p>\n