CINNAMINSON, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors say multiple
construction companies along the East Coast used a New Jersey business as part
of a scheme to launder up to $100 million in concealed payments to workers who
are living in the country illegally.
The owner of Cinnaminson-based MAIA Consulting and two
other men are facing money laundering charges. The arrests announced Monday
stem from an investigation that started last November after authorities
suspected the Cinnaminson-based firm was involved in an illegal check cashing
operation.
Burlington County prosecutors say MAIA cashed checks
written to "shell" construction companies that existed solely for
concealing the payments. They say this allowed the construction companies to
skirt tax obligations and labor regulations.
A voicemail message left with the company was not
returned Monday.
Authorities say the three men charged are all from Brazil
and were living in the United States illegally.
Source: Times
Union
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