Wei Liu, Harboring Undocumented Workers, Kansas 2013

Restaurant Owners Face Harsh Consequences for Harboring Undocumented Workers

Kansas City, Kan. – In a shocking case of human trafficking, the owners of Wei’s Super Buffet in Olathe, Kansas, have been charged with harboring undocumented workers who were in the United States unlawfully.

Wei Liu, 40, the owner of Wei’s Super Buffet at 12225 Strang Line Road in Olathe and Wei’s Super Buffet at 7531 Wornall Road in Kansas City, Mo., has been charged with one count of conspiracy to transport undocumented workers; conceal, harbor, and shield undocumented workers; and encourage or induce undocumented workers to unlawfully enter or remain in the United States.

This is not the first time the restaurant has been accused of such crimes. An investigator’s affidavit filed in support of the complaint alleges that beginning in February 2011, agents of Homeland Security Investigations began surveillance on the owners, managers, and employees at Wei’s Super Buffet. They checked Quarterly Wage Report and Unemployment Tax Returns submitted by the restaurant to the Kansas Department of Labor and they identified employees who were illegally present in the United States.

On Nov. 5, 2013, investigators served search and seizure warrants. During a search of Wei and Xiang Liu’s residence, where Bin Liu also resided, they found boxes of records associated with the daily operations of the restaurant and ledgers identifying the restaurant’s revenue.

Other defendants charged in the case include Xiang Liu, 35, Wei Liu’s wife and restaurant manager; Jin Hui Liu, 47, Wei Liu’s brother-in-law; Huiqing Liu, 44, Wei Liu’s sister; Quan Liu, 25, manager of the Wei’s Super Buffet in Kansas City, Mo.; and Bin Liu, 39, Olathe, Kan.

If convicted, the defendants face a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

Defendant Info: Wei Liu, Conspiracy to transport undocumented workers; conceal, harbor, and shield undocumented workers; and encourage or induce undocumented workers to unlawfully enter or remain in the United States, Kansas City, Kan., 11/5/2013, Maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

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