Thus far, 14 managers and supervisors – including the general manager of operations – have been indicted, with more to come. Whether the conspiracy extends to the owner, Danny Hendon, remains to be seen.
Well, after five years of waiting, it’s finally happened. Law enforcement officials have raided an Arizona business in search of immigration offenses and targeted…
…The employers.
I know, I didn’t think I’d live to see the day either.
Here in Maricopa County, we are used to immigration raids Joe Arpaio-style, where deputies swoop in with cameras blazing and arrest a few cleaning ladies or maybe some guy who makes a mean taco.
Now here comes Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing how it should be done, with a sophisticated two-year investigation that has produced a 78-count indictment alleging a company conspiracy to build an illegal workforce.
Danny’s Family Car Wash stands accused of cleaning cars in the dirtiest way possible – by conspiring with immigrants who are here illegally to steal the identities of innocent people.
Thus far, 14 managers and supervisors – including the general manager of operations – have been indicted, with more to come. Whether the conspiracy extends to the owner, Danny Hendon, remains to be seen.
Hendon is well known in law enforcement circles, often using his car washes to raise funds for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Memorial Fund. Curiously, none of Arpaio’s 74 workplace raids have targeted Hendon’s operation.
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