SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The general manager of an El Cajon-area business that was raided by federal agents earlier this year pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal immigration-related charges and was immediately sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
In March, federal agents swarmed San Diego Powder & Protective Coatings’ warehouse on Magnolia Avenue and detained numerous individuals at the business, which specializes in paint and coatings, including for military and government vessels.
Prosecutors said the company’s general manager, 57-year-old John Washburn, employed undocumented workers and let them live inside the company’s warehouse…