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Landlord found not guilty of harboring immigrants
A jury rejected the federal government's unprecedented prosecution Friday of a Lexington landlord who rented to illegal immigrants, finding him not guilty of 62 criminal counts. William Jerry Hadden, 69, wept after a judge read the verdict in U.S. District Court in Lexington. Hadden had rented to 60 undocumented immigrants at Cross Keys and Woodridge apartments, actions that prosecutors argued violated federal harboring laws. The case is thought to be the first time that the government has prosecuted a landlord merely for renting to illegal immigrants.
28 Jun 2008 @ 06:15 am
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From emerson - 26 Aug 2009 @ 09:56 pm
A Lexington landlord charged with harboring illegal immigrants at two apartment complexes testified on Thursday that he never intentionally violated any
immigration laws. But he said he took steps to keep costs down and make money in a growing Hispanic area.
“Have job, will rent. That was my policy,” said William Jerry Hadden, 69, during his testimony in U.S. District Court.
Hadden is charged with 24 counts of harboring illegal immigrants, 24 counts of encouraging illegal immigrants to remain in the country and five counts of money laundering. Hadden and his son, Jamey, who is in Vietnam, rented to 60
undocumented immigrants at Woodridge and Cross Keys apartments. The case will likely go to the jury Friday.
Prosecutors say that Hadden intentionally marketed to illegal immigrants and knowingly rented apartments to them in order to make money. testking JN0-562 Defense attorneys say that Hadden was not intentionally harboring illegal immigrants because he did not bring them to the United States and did not force them to stay or hide. Looking directly at the jury, Hadden described his desire to make a nice investment with his son and laid out the events that led to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents rummaging through his files and carrying away boxes from his management office.
When Jerry and Jamey Hadden closed on the apartment properties in 1998, Jerry Hadden said he wanted to be sure there was a return on the investment made possible in part by loans from his wife and parents. But vacancies increased as time passed and costs escalated, he testified. Jerry Hadden said he got rid of his management company and began running the apartments himself. He said he cut all but one phone line, testking 000-730 stopped advertising because he felt a road sign would be more profitable and stopped running credit reports on new applicants. Jerry Hadden said all he wanted from apartment applicants was employment information that showed the tenant could pay the rent.
Hadden testified that he asked for any form of identification, mostly so that he could spell names correctly on the lease.
Social Security numbers were not filled out on many of Hadden Associates' applications, which were shortened and translated to Spanish. But Hadden said he

didn't know of any requirement to obtain Social Security numbers from tenants.
Defense attorneys and a field representative with the Social Security Administration who testified on Wednesday have noted that some people who are legally present in the United States don't have Social Security numbers. But the
field representative said those people would have some form of U.S. government-issued identification.
Hadden said on Thursday that he did not ask people about their immigration status because he was fearful of violating fair housing laws. Jerry Hadden said he didn't know that employees Juan Apodaca, a maintenance man turned general manager, and Tony Rivera, another maintenance employee, were illegally present in the United States.
Juan Apodaca has testified that he used his son's Social Security number to get the job. Apodaca said he accepted IDs not issued by the Unites States government and assumed the tenants with those IDs and without Social Security numbers were illegal. Tony Rivera was arrested a few times while employed by Hadden Associates, Jerry
Hadden testified. testking 000-076 But, Hadden said, he was surprised when an ICE agent became involved in one of the arrests.
Soon after that, Juan Apodaca told Jerry Hadden that he was illegally present in the United States. And, Jerry Hadden testified, he had to fire an employee he'd
treated like his own son.
From tickedoffchic - 28 Jun 2008 @ 04:17 pm
This is ridiculous!angry angry angry
From casper - 28 Jun 2008 @ 10:38 am
i was taught that ignorance of the law was no excuse. guess that this is not the case for every one.
From yellowdaisy - 28 Jun 2008 @ 10:25 am
In Reply to BW: You are probably right..a jury of mexicans......what a sham.......I am totally disgusted with the entire situation!!!!
From john32us - 28 Jun 2008 @ 09:17 am
a jury of americans, stupid like you guys probably, of course, only if u are america dud!
From cudzuqueen - 28 Jun 2008 @ 07:56 am
In Reply to BW: Brain-dead or Mexicans...there is no difference.wink
From BW - 28 Jun 2008 @ 07:33 am
A jury of mexicans?






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