Tucson, AZ: Chuy's owners charged with immigration, tax violations.. They have been charged, along with the company's accountant, 47-year-old Diane Strehlow, with a variety of criminal violations, including: unlawful hiring and harboring of illegal aliens, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and tax evasion.
http://www1.kvoa.com/news/chuy-s-owners-charged-with-immigration-tax-violations/
they detained about 40 suspected illegal aliens who were working at the restaurants..The three are accused of hiring illegal immigrants for company's kitchen operations and paying them under the table.
ReplyDeleteChuy's Mesquite Broiler has six restaurants in the Valley, including three in Phoenix, and three more in Glendale, Mesa and Tempe, according to its website. The chain also has five restaurants in Tucson, one in Marana and one in California, according to the website.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/20/20110420chuys-ice-irs-investigation-brk.html
Tucson: The Chuy's on East 22nd Street at South Kolb Road has a separate franchise owner. Owner J. Brian Latta said he wants everyone to know his Chuy’s is not involved in the investigation. He came to Arizona from California with Mark Evenson to start the chain but the business associates when separate directions in 2003.
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