ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The FBI is investigating the owner of three Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse restaurants, alleging he housed at least a dozen undocumented immigrants in “substandard” living conditions and had them transported to and from his restaurants to work illegally.
The details of the allegations are spelled out in an 11-page forfeiture filing that dropped on Wednesday in federal court.
According to the filing, Yong Ni, the owner of three restaurants — two in Shelby Township and one in Royal Oak — allegedly housed at least a dozen undocumented immigrants in his Shelby Township homes rent-free, in exchange for them working 12-hour shifts in his restaurants…