Michigan couple accused of knowingly employing 240+ undocumented workers, housing them in overcrowded spaces
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(FOX 2) – A Michigan couple accused of employing nearly 250 undocumented immigrants at their plumbing company is now facing federal charges.
Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, of Plymouth, are charged with conspiracy, transporting and harboring unauthorized aliens for commercial advantage or private financial gain, conspiracy to bring in, harbor, and transport unauthorized aliens, employment of at least 10 unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period.
Thebackstory:
AccordingtotheDepartmentofJustice,thecoupleownsOrdunaPlumbingInc.,aplumbingcompanybasedinMichiganthathaslocationsinNewYork,Michigan,
NorthCarolina,andOhio.
FromJanuary2022toAugust2025,thecompanymadeabout$74millionwhileemployingmostlyundocumentedworkers.ThecompanyallegedlyemployedonlysixpeopleauthorizedtoworkintheUnitedStatesoutoftheapproximately253peoplewhoworkedforOrduna.
AccordingtoaDOJpressrelease,theworkershadtheirpassportstaken,andwerehousedinovercrowdedhous
