DETROIT – A Metro Detroit couple ran a $74 million plumbing empire that employed more than 100 immigrants living illegally in the U.S., according to federal court records unsealed Tuesday, and controlled the operations from a $1.5 million home in Plymouth Township.
The couple, Moises and Raquel Orduna-Rios, were charged in a criminal case in New York that describes a nationwide conspiracy to employ illegal immigrants through their company, Orduna Plumbing. Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, is president and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, is treasurer/secretary.
The couple employed approximately 253 people but federal agents were able to confirm only six were living and working legally in the U.S., according to the criminal case. The plumbing company was lucrative, reaping approximately $74 million in revenue since January 2022, and had a national reach with customers in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee…