Grassroots Rally Team

Owner of Restaurant Facing Immigration, Tax Charges (Toledo, Ohio - January 22, 2010)

The owner of several Mexican restaurants throughout northern Ohio was charged in U.S. District Court in Toledo yesterday for allegedly employing numerous undocumented workers and failing to obtain proper immigration documents.

Ramon J. Ornelas, 42, of Norwalk, Ohio, was charged with eight counts of harboring and concealing illegal aliens, three counts of mail fraud, and seven counts of subscribing to a false tax return. No court date has been set...