Michigan couple employed 247 undocumented workers, told them to be “less visible to law enforcement,” charges say

AMichigancoupleisaccusedofemployingmorethan240undocumentedworkersfortheircommercialplumbingbusinessandhousingtheminovercrowdedhomesandhotelroomswhiletakingin$74millioninrevenue,accordingtofederalprosecutors.  MoisesOrduna-Rios,36,andRaquelOrduna-Rios,30,ofPlymouth,arechargedwithavarietyofcriminalcounts,includingconspiracyandtransportingandharboringunauthorizedaliensforcommercialadvantageorprivatefinancialgain. AccordingtoU.S.attorneys,thetwoownOrdunaPlumbingInc.,aplumbingcompanybasedinMichiganandwithoperationsinMichigan,NewYork,NorthCarolinaandOhio.MoisesOrduna-Riosisthecompany’spresident,whileRaquelOrduna-Riosservesasitssecretaryandtreasurer.  Thecoupleisestimatedtohavegenerated$74millionincustomerrevenuebetweenJan.1,2022,andAug.7,2025,accordingtoU.S.attorneys.ProsecutorssaybetweenJanuary2022andDecember2024,thecoupleemployedapproximately253people,ofwhomonlysixwer