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Federal authorities say the temp agency that supplied an East Stroudsburg factory with undocumented workers in 2007 is involved in an extensive and complicated web of fraud.

They say, in court papers, that H&T Staffing Services, operating under that and other, similar names in Pennsylvania, fraudulently raked in nearly $2.5 million in one year.

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Pocono Record: Coverage of the Iridium Illegal Immigrant Raid People involved in the staffing company have been brought through United States Middle District Court of Pennsylvania ever since the June 2007 raid of Iridium Industries in East Stroudsburg.

During the raid at the plastic-container plant, 81 illegal immigrants were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Iridium was not charged in connection with the raid.

The court is currently considering the case of Can Thach. Thach was indicted in September through a joint investigation by ICE, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Pennsylvania State Police.

According to the indictment:

•Thach and others owned, managed and operated labor-leasing or temporary employment companies in Pennsylvania using the name H&T Staffing Services and variations of that name.
•H&T supplied workers to various companies, although Iridium Industries’ Artube division is the only business named in court papers. Iridium paid H&T for the workers provided, and then H&T paid themselves and the workers. At least some of the Iridium workers came through a Wilkes-Barre office of H&T.
•Thach and others cashed checks from Iridum and other companies at check-cashing businesses in Philadelphia. Workers were paid in cash, under the table.
•H&T filed false unemployment compensation and Internal Revenue Service forms to hide that the business employed illegal aliens. “This resulted in significant loss to both the Pennsylvania unemployment compensation fund and the United States Medicare Trust Fund,” the indictment said.
•Thach and others are accused of omitting the names of illegals on quarterly forms required by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Program. Instead, they used names of family members and friends who did not work for the business, in order to give the business the air of legitimacy, according to the indictment.

Through the unemployment scheme, H&T defrauded the program out of more than $100,000 in taxes, interests and penalties.

Five tax forms were sent to the IRS with false statements, claiming H&T had a small number of employees. The business failed to pay the required Medicare withholdings contributions for employees, resulting in $67,000 in loss to Medicare.

Thach will go on trial in December for conspiracy to commit money laundering and fraud, false statements related to health care matters and transporting illegal aliens.

H&T was more involved in workers’ lives than typical employment agencies. The company transported workers to and from the job. Using profits from the scheme, H&T purchased properties, at least one in Stroudsburg, then harbored illegals in some of the properties, charging them rent.

In November 2008, H&T Staffing owner Jimmy Nguyen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud state and local governments. Nguyen was sentenced to 70 months in prison. When he gets out, he must repay the nearly $214,000 he owed to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Program and $345,000 to the U.S. Medicare Trust Fund.

Sufini Alisaito, Hardy Ko and Hew Deng Kong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens in connection to the immigration raid. They were each sentenced to two years supervised release.

Details on the accused in the case are sparse because many of the documents are sealed.

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091024/NEWS/910240348

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For example, I am trying to locate a childhood friend here in California whom I haven’t seen in almost 20 years. I went to a couple of those online “people finding” sites…and sure enough, they say they can provide me with all kinds of current information about her…marriage, divorce, death, etc. etc. For a large fee they can they can provide all kinds of information “from the public record”. But yet, when I go to the county records office and try to obtain the exact same information…I am denied access because this information is only given to “immediate family members.”

This perplexes me. Can anyone explain this?

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Everyone knows that it can be extremely difficult to work with an insurance company after an accident. Sometimes, it feels as if you and the insurance provider are speaking two different languages. Often times, insurance companies will use certain “tricks of the trade” to avoid paying your claim. The tricks seem simple enough, but can end up costing you a large amount of money.
One such trick insurance companies use is confusing their customers. Insurance policies are written in incredibly difficult and dense language. Unless you are familiar with difficult legal and insurance jargon, these policies are nearly impossible to interpret. The South Carolina State Supreme Court said it best: “Insurers generally are attempting o convince the customer when selling the policy that everything is covered and convince the court when a claim is made that nothing is covered.”
In an effort to aid consumers, lawmakers have passed “plain English” laws that require contracts to be written more simplistically. However, many Americans are still not fully aware of the intricacies of their insurance policies and contracts. Insurance companies still use obscure language in their contracts to confuse their clients.
Another trick in the insurance companies’ arsenal is using your credit score against you. Your credit history can have a harsh effect on your premium costs. Sometimes, your score can even prevent you from qualifying for any insurance at all. This can hurt many people, even those who are fiscally responsible. For example, many people pay all their bills on time but do not have extensive credit records. Those who have not borrowed much money over the years may have lower credit scores by no fault of their own. Yet insurance companies may use this as an excuse to demand higher premiums.
Using credit scores as a measuring tool can be detrimental to many. Some people find themselves in financial straits from time to time. Insurance companies use these rocky times in a person’s financial history to justify increased premiums, assuming a poor credit score equates to a poor or irresponsible driver.
Another problem with this method is that credit scores can sometimes be unreliable. A recent study found that 79% of credit scores contain errors. The same study reported 25% of those errors were very serious. Also, relying on credit scores to determine premiums is disadvantageous to the poor and to minorities, many of whom do not have enough of a credit history to create a credit score.
These tactics insurance industries use can be harmful to the average consumer. Make sure you are not caught unaware by your insurance provider.

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Are those people’s information to apply for licenses to set up new companies public records? Where can I find them?

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