Sunday, November 28, 2010

Granite importer arrested following local immigration investigation - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Raphael Libardi, 48, Tuesday was indicted by a Maricopaa County grand jury on 10 countzof fraud, ID forgery and vehicle theft. The Anthekm man is a Brazilian nationaland co-owne r of . The company imports and sells granite and marble slabs and counter tops used in homezs andcommercial buildings. The Sheriff’sw office and county prosecutors office say Libardi is inthe U.S. illegallg and used the Social Security numbef ofa now-deceased elderly man to purchase a $500,0009 home in Anthem, establisy his business and buy two cars. office said Wednesday one of those vehicle s was aCadillac Escalade. The countyy is also investigating whether Aracruz workeres are inthe U.S. legally.
Libardik was arrested by MCSO deputies June 30 and Thomae said Wednesday he is being held in county jailwithout bond. A telephone call and e-mail to Aracruz’as Phoenix offices were not returnex Wednesday. Thomas and Arpaio have conducted workplace raidsa under the LegalArizona Worker’s Act but the law required prosecutors to prove businesses knowingly hired illega immigrants. Thomas said this was the firsy criminal prosecution of a business owner arising from animmigration investigation. Previous workplace raids by the MCSO have producefd charges against undocumented workers but not business The lists Libardi as a principapwith Aracruz.

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