Dayton, Ohio – Federal authorities have launched a sweeping civil forfeiture case tied to an ongoing investigation of what they allege is a massive $126 million illegal staffing and money laundering scheme operating in and around Dayton. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), announced the complaint earlier this month, citing widespread abuse involving undocumented labor, money laundering, and fraudulent shell companies.
In July 2024, Homeland Security Investigations agents, working with the IRS Criminal Investigations division and other law enforcement agencies, executed federal search warrants at Fuyao Glass America (FGA) in Moraine, Ohio, and 27 additional locations across the Dayton region. The civil complaint now filed builds upon the evidence collected during those coordinated raids.
According to the complaint, multiple individuals created roughly 40 companies—referred to as the “target entities”—designed to support the harboring, transport, and employment of illegal aliens at numerous Ohio factories. Among those factories, FGA has been identified as a key location. These entities are accused of staffing manufacturing jobs with individuals who entered the U.S. illegally, lack lawful presence, or are working without proper employment authorization…