57 workers were arrested at Universal Industrial Sales, Inc. in Orem, Utah. According to ICE:

Utah U.S. Attorney Brett L. Tolman yesterday announced the unsealing of two indictments in Salt Lake City that charged UIS and its human resource director with harboring illegal aliens and encouraging or inducing workers to stay in the United States illegally.

The first indictment charged Universal Industrial Sales Inc. of Lindon with 10 counts of harboring illegal aliens, all of whom are or had been employees of the company, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that these individuals had come into and remained in the United States in violation of federal law. The indictment alleges the company concealed, harbored or shielded the workers from detection for commercial advantage.

The second indictment charged Alejandro "Alex" Urrutia-Garcia, 39, of Provo, Utah, with two counts of encouraging or inducing illegal aliens to remain in the United States unlawfully. Urrutia-Garcia, a naturalized U.S. citizen, is the human resources director at Universal Industrial Sales. He was arrested during the Feb. 7 law enforcement action at the company. If convicted, the maximum penalty for the charges in this indictment is 10 years in prison per count. Urrutia-Garcia made an initial appearance in federal court Thursday afternoon.

"These indictments show ICE's commitment to fully investigating companies and their hiring managers who attempt to disregard our laws," said ICE Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers. "Employers who ignore their responsibilities and the law will be brought to justice."

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