Newspaper article
Halifax businessman accused of bilking foreign workers pleads guilty to misrepresentation
- Date
2017
- Abstract
A Halifax businessman stood in court Tuesday to admit submitting false records to immigration authorities, a moment of vindication for the Filipino temporary workers whom he had allegedly underpaid.
The businessman offered his guilty plea to misrepresentation under provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for "false information regarding the employment" of Sta. Juana and at least 25 other workers listed on the federal indictment.
- Newspaper title
CBC News - Nova Scotia
- Publisher
The Canadian Press
- File Attachments
- Links
- Keywords
fraud
- Content types
Documented cases of abuse
- Target groups
(Im)migrants workers, Policymakers, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Nova Scotia
- Spheres of activity
Law
- Languages
English
