Businessmen sentenced in illegal immigrant and tax fraud case

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa The former owners of restaurants in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo have been sentenced to federal prison in an illegal immigrant and tax evasion case. Prosecutors say Luis Armando Varela-Arteaga and Jose De Jesus Ibarra-Castaneda arrived in the U-S illegally and worked to reach the American dream, which included four restaurants and expensive homes. But, prosecutors say, that dream doesn’t include not paying taxes. Varela-Arteaga was sentenced yesterday in U-S District Court in […] Read the Full Article »