U.S. v. Li

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction on charge of harboring alien for commercial advantage or private financial gain based in part on testimonies of three illegal alien workers at defendant's restaurant, who stated that they had lived at defendant's home and had worked at his restaurant for several months for less than minimum wages. Ct. rejected defendant's contention that prosecutor failed to show that he was aware of workers' immigration status where record showed that defendant never required said workers to complete employment paperwork, and where one worker testified that he informed defendant of his immigration status. Moreover, defendant's failure to generate required employment paperwork constituted some evidence that defendant had knowingly concealed immigration status of said workers.