W-b Man Killed In Exton Fire

Allen Kornish 
August 19, 1996 
Allen E. (cannon) Kornish, 55, Of West Noble Street, Nanticoke, Died Monday At 
The Mercy Special Care Hospital, Nanticoke.

By MARK GUYDISH; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Wednesday, August 21, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1A 





HAZLETON -- Federal agents Tuesday morning arrested 25 suspected illegal
aliens employed at two city businesses. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Twelve people were arrested at Southside Pork Packers, Inc. on South
Wyoming Street, and 13 people were arrested at Italfashion, Inc., on East
Diamond Avenue, said Mary Frances Holmes, acting district director of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service in Philadelphia. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INS agents were assisted by Hazleton and state police, the Social Security
Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Marshal Office,
Holmes said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Of those arrested, 19 are from Mexico, five from Yugoslavia, and one from
the Dominican Republic, the INS says. Seven were female and 18 were male. All
were detained for deportation hearings scheduled for Thursday, or until an
immigration bond of $3,000 is posted, Holmes said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Cuban male with legal status also was arrested, but he was detained
because of other criminal convictions, Holmes said. She did not elaborate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 By early afternoon, a metal gate barred the entrance to Italfashion, which
the Department of State Corporation Bureau says is owned by Pasquale
Napoliello. A man across the street at Pasquale's Pizzeria and Family
Restaurant said he was the outlet's owner but would neither identify himself
nor comment on the arrests. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Southside Pork Packers issued a press release saying managers check for
appropriate identification before hiring people. In the release, the company
conceded the documents could have been forged, but that management had no
reason to suspect any of the documents were false. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Holmes said the investigation will continue so as to determine if the
owners of the companies can be charged for "criminal or administrative"
violations. Employers who hire illegal aliens can face fines ranging from $100
to $2,500 per worker. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The fines hinge upon whether employers knowingly hired illegally aliens or
failed to maintain paperwork about workers, including identification
documents. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Holmes said INS learned of the illegal workers at both locations through
anonymous sources. The arrests came after several months of investigation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The employees arrested all worked in the production areas of the businesses
at $5 to $8 per hour, Holmes said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TIMES LEADER/PETE G. WILCOX &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The entrance to Italfashion on East Diamond Avenue was barred by a metal
gate Tuesday Afternoon. Federal officials arrested 13 illegal aliens at the
site early in the morning. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

25 Suspected Illegal Aliens Rounded Up