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3 days ago
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Jacksonville Beach restaurant owner sentenced for harboring undocumented workers
Ping Ping Zheng, owner of Kamiya 86 Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar, will spend the next two years on probation for hiring people who were not legally authorized to work in the United States. Zheng, 37, pleaded guilty to federal charges in February. She was sentenced on May 27. According to the plea agreement, Zheng provided rent-free housing and transportation to undocumented workers and paid them in cash without withholding taxes. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Action News Jax told you in 2024 when the Jacksonville Beach restaurant was raided. Zheng and Hua Yao Ke were arrested. Ke also pleaded guilty to the charges. He will be sentenced in July. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Local restaurant owner pleads guilty to hiring, housing undocumented immigrants
The owner of Kamiya 86 Sushi and Thai in Ponte Vedra Beach is pleading guilty to violating multiple immigration laws using his restaurant. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Hua Yao Ke is a Chinese citizen who lives in Jacksonville. Action News Jax told you back in August when the restaurant, along with its Jacksonville Beach counterpart, was raided by law enforcement. Read: 'The entire place was surrounded:' Kamiya 86 restaurants raided by Homeland Security According to the plea agreement, Ke employed workers who were illegally in the United States. Despite federal requirements, Ke did not require his workers to provide documents proving they can legally work in the country. It also says Ke owned a home where he let the undocumented workers live for free. He provided them with free transportation to and from work. He also paid the workers in cash, avoiding taxation. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office investigated the case alongside Homeland Security and the Border Patrol. Ke has yet to be sentenced. He faces a maximum federal prison sentence of five years. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
