A Metro Detroit restaurant owner is facing federal charges accusing him of harboring and illegally employing immigrants who were in the United States without authorization, according to an indictment unsealed this week.
Prosecutors allege that Yong Ni, owner of three Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse locations, two in Shelby Township and one in Royal Oak, employed undocumented workers and allowed them to live in homes he owned in exchange for labor.
According to the indictment, Ni housed at least a dozen individuals in Shelby Township properties rent-free while requiring them to work shifts of up to 12 hours at his restaurants…