Reno business owner facing federal charges of employing illegal immigrants
A federal grand jury has indicted a Reno business owner on six counts of encouraging illegal immigrants to live in the United States and aiding and abetting.
Hamid Ali Zaidi, 62, who owns Vital Systems Corporation, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he encouraged six illegal aliens to work at his company, and therefore to live in the country, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada Daniel G. Bogden said. Zaidi was scheduled for an April 13 arraignment before a United States magistrate.
The investigation is being conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Brian L. Sullivan.
"ICE is committed to ensuring that employers are held accountable for maintaining a legal workforce," said Gregory White, Resident Agent-in-Charge for the ICE Office of Investigations in Reno.
"Employers need to understand that the integrity of their workforce and their employment records are just as important to the federal government as the integrity of their tax files or banking records," White said. "Employers who knowingly violate the law will pay a price for their decision."
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