How are illegals paying taxes when paid in cash by a subcontractor on the project?

marietta - undercover agent watchdog group jobs georgians has worked bricklayer past 3 months on construction of new cobb county superior courthouse, , told cobb board of commissioners on tuesday has evidence illegal immigrants have been employed , paid in cash subcontractor on project.

commission chairman sam olens said county take "immediate action" if allegations of illegal employment prove accurate, added right allegations.

jose alvarez may have looked bricklayer, has been gathering evidence jobs georgians says substantiates group's suspicions illegal immigrants working under watch of 1 of project's subcontractors.

alvarez, business agent washington, d.c.-based organization international bricklayers, said , construction worker jobs georgians, frank lozano, began working on site in november. posing bricklayers, formed relationships workers , subcontractors , continued work january.

told subcontractor zebra's policy workers show @ job site in order obtain work. alvarez said not "a straight answer" victor candelaria, contractor hired zebra oversee workers laying blocks @ courthouse, how workers being paid. alvarez said candelaria's reluctance give him answers aroused suspicions.

after discussions other workers, alvarez , lozano learned being paid $10 hour, opposed $18 hour, alvarez said normal hourly rate. said found out there reason unreasonably low pay.

"i have recorded conversation damian perez, bricklayer canada legal status, told me asked victor when first hired whether needed present them papers, , told no. said need go through drug screening , safety training set turner, , it," alvarez said. "so asked him why getting paid low, , told me victor take checks issued him zebra, cash them, pay workers in cash. told them being paid less usual, ok because there no taxes taken out. can't surprised, because knew going on not zebra others, on tape."

alvarez , dozen other members of jobs georgians voiced concerns during tuesday morning's cobb board of commissioners meeting. alvarez provided commission invoices said show zebra cheated candelaria out of $9,000 retainer.
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marietta - undercover agent watchdog group jobs georgians has worked bricklayer past 3 months on construction of new cobb county superior courthouse, , told cobb board of commissioners on tuesday has evidence illegal immigrants have been employed , paid in cash by...

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