Baltimore company fires alleged illegal immigrants

Company keeps contract with Anne Arundel County after government investigation

October 14, 2010|By Nicole Fuller, The Baltimore Sun

A Baltimore-based construction contractor working for Anne Arundel County has fired six workers alleged to have been illegal immigrants, county officials announced Thursday.

M. Luis Construction Co., Inc., one of three contractors who have road resurfacing contracts with the county, has cooperated with a police investigation, county officials said. A representative from the company could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Acting on a tip, county police reviewed the employment documents of the company's workers, determining that six workers may have submitted frauduelent paperwork as proof of legal status. The workers have been fired and referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

nicole.fuller@baltsun.com

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