ROME,
Ga. – According to court documents, Perez is charged with using
his construction company, Aztec Framing, which operated in northwest
Georgia and eastern Tennessee, to unlawfully profit by employing
illegal aliens and paying them below-market wages.
This
allowed Perez to undercut legitimate business competitors who were
unable to compete due to his illegal business practices. Perez is
also charged with being an illegal alien in possession of 14 firearms
– federal law prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms.
“Illegal
aliens, such as Perez, are not allowed to own firearms at all.
We
will get to the bottom of how he acquired them.”
According
to U.S. Attorney Pak, the indictment, and other information presented
in court: Perez allegedly came to the United States illegally in
1992. He has lived in Bartow County, Georgia, and has operated Aztec
Framing at least since 2009. Aztec Framing has offices in
Cartersville and Rossville, Georgia, and Hixon, Tennessee. Perez
allegedly employed illegal aliens at below-market rates, provided no
benefits or insurance, and did not pay payroll taxes or Social
Security.
Perez
allegedly used the proceeds of his illegal activity to build a
7,500-square-foot house, bought other houses where he allowed some of
his employees to live, and purchased more than 50 sports cars and
heavily customized trucks.
Yet,
as of April 2019, the Georgia Department of Labor had no record of
Perez reporting any income. Perez was also known to collect firearms
and was found to have 14 in his home when agents searched it April
30.
Assistant
U.S. Attorney William Traynor is prosecuting the case
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