| 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. |
From tickedoffchic - 28 Jun 2008 @ 04:17 pm
