Posted on 03/11/2018 8:40:00 PM PDT by Kaslin
This story is a little over a week and half old, but it remains topical. A Florida man avoided paying millions in social security, federal, income and Medicare taxes by failing to report a number of illegal aliens working on his payroll. However, his story also shows the potentially dangerous work environment that exists for illegal aliens when immigration laws are neglected.
Mac Johnson owns several roofing, tree services, and dumpster businesses. According to WCJB ABC 20 News, he "devised a scheme to conceal the amount of wages earned by his undocumented alien employees to avoid paying more than $1.7 million in federal income, Medicare, and social security taxes, as well as more than $1 million in Florida worker’s compensation premiums.”
“Johnson concealed the wages from the State of Florida by inaccurately and incompletely identifying all employees, representing that lower wages were paid than the true amounts, and paying by cash or a non-payroll check in amounts of less than $10,000 to avoid reporting requirements,” the local media added.
According to the United States Justice Department, Johnson pled guilty on Tuesday February 27th to "tax fraud, wire fraud, structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements, and harboring undocumented aliens.” Johnson also rented several properties to the illegal aliens working for him and deducted money from their paycheck to supplement rent.
The DOJ’s news release also states that “investigators discovered that undocumented alien employees on work sites did not speak English or have any personal identification. Their names did not match the names on the insurance policy, and their files contained employment eligibility verification forms that did not match their handwriting.” He was also arranging rides to and from work for his illegal alien employees.
Johnson will be sentenced on May 29th. Penalties include:
This case presents several often overlooked problems with illegal immigration. In the Democrats’ effort to shelter illegal aliens, they have created a blackmarket that opens the possibility of rampant abuse and violation of human rights. There is no evidence so far that Johnson abused any of these illegal aliens, but this case certainly highlights how such abuses could occur. Johnson was providing shelter, transportation, and payment to these individuals hidden from the government. It is unclear if he was paying less than the required wage.
As evidenced by the Federation for Immigration Reform, illegal alien abuse does occur when America's laws are not properly enforced. Take for instance the story of Aroldo Castillo-Serrano. According to FAIR in 2016, he "was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his part in smuggling Guatemalan workers, including minors, and making them work 12 hour days. They were forced to live in cramped conditions and were made to pay off a significant debt incurred by Castillo-Serrano. Ana Angelica Pedro Juan was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for her part in the operation."
FAIR estimates that "that 17,000 to 19,000 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States each year. Trafficking is the recruitment and possible transport of persons within or across boundaries by force, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them economically." Again, there is no sign such abuse occurred in Johnson's case, but he certainly operated in the type of environment where such abuse is possible.
As long as there are minimum wages, excessive labor taxes and regulations, they’ll be a demand for illegal immigrants.
Tip of the ice berg. Look in the phone book at all of the roofing, painting, framing companies - thousands nation wide - and you will find billions.
One of the many reasons why illegal immigration is both wrong and bad. The authorities don’t know they’re here (to help them) and unscrupulous (or worse) “employers” don’t want the authorities to know, either.
Hope he serves his sentences consecutively. Aloha.
Multiply that by thousands of employers, and it adds up to real money, as the saying goes.
Let’s use the Sultans of Silicone Valley (cheap labor express) platforms to make this idiot more famous.
Yup, this is just one that got caught.
He was just trying to feed his family.
Just how do the Democrats think the illegals are going to survive? They can’t get jobs because that is illegal.
They can’t receive welfare because that would be illegal and they can commit crimes because that is illegal. The illegal aliens are in a trap and the Democrats put them in it because they are using the illegals for their own selfish political power.
This is the way popcorn pops. The heat gets turned up and soon a kernel pops. Then another. Then a couple more. Before you know it there is so much popping one can barely discern the individual pops.
This is how our war against harboring illegals will be won. First one pop. Then several. Then perhaps, to use a word that would make progressives cringe, a sort of "amnesty"; not for the illegals but for employers who wish to avoid prison.
We're all going to need some popcorn to pop.
HE will go to prison, the ILLEGAL ALIEN employees will go on welfare, food stamps and probably sue for millions EACH, because he unfairly exposed them to possible deportation and they will win.
the bushies will call them ‘great citizens’ and say they must stay, it would be an ‘act of love’ for them to stay.
HE will go to prison, the ILLEGAL ALIEN employees will go on welfare, food stamps and probably sue for millions EACH, because he unfairly exposed them to possible deportation and they will win.
the bushies will call them ‘great citizens’ and say they must stay, it would be an ‘act of love’ for them to stay.
I think you are correct - add in landscaping and basement repair, too.
I was traveling along the Gulf Coast in May of 2006, the year after Katrina. I met a Mexican in a small camp ground in Alabama or Mississippi. He was working for an Atlanta, GA company, but working near the camp site. They paid him $4 an hour (min. wage was around $5.65 or $5.85?), and sent most of his money home for wife and kids. I asked if paid enough in Mexico would he rather work there or in the US. He said at home, but liked the US because “the police are honest.” We really have to help the Mexicans get on top of their crime and corrupt police issues.
We have to do our part by keeping the heat on. Send these stories to your representative’s.
Here’s a website documenting what that Florida man has been up to lately - https://floridaman.com/
Some recent highlights:
* Florida Man Grabs Deputy’s Crotch
* Florida Man Gets Tired of Waiting at Hospital, Steals Ambulance, Drives Home
* Florida Man Stabs Brother over Hamburgers
* Florida Man Attacks Jogger, Steals Their Shorts, Runs off Waving Them over His Head
* Florida Man Tries to Rob 7-Eleven by Pointing His Finger Like a Gun at Clerk
Gee after decades of tax evasion, they write a story about one man. How stupid are we. How about check every large and the tobacco farm in NC? Wonder why NC is purple? The tax dodgers are to blame.
NC is ok with it, but if you’re a citizen, they will hound you incessantly for 15 cents, if you owe them taxes.
“Just how do the Democrats think the illegals are going to survive? They can’t get jobs because that is illegal. The illegal aliens are in a trap and the Democrats put them in it because they are using the illegals for their own selfish political power.”
Excellent and very fundamental points. This should be asked of the Democrats each and every time they publicly support sanctuary cities, sanctuary states, giving illegals drivers licenses etc. This story should also be used each and every time the Democrats using their usual talking point that ‘illegals pay taxes and contribute to the economy’.
In my part of NJ (with plenty of illegal aliens), plenty of employers want to pay AMERICANS off the books as well. For unskilled Americans, they no longer have the protections of labor laws - especially Workers Compensation insurance if they’re hurt while working. This occurs with many of the jobs American high school students would do in the past - landscaping, food delivery, restaurant work...
I wonder which Republican presidential candidate he supported? I bet he was disappointed after the GOP convention.
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