“Protecting the integrity of the H2-A visa program and ensuring the lawful treatment of workers is important for our agricultural industry, which is a bedrock of Idaho’s economy and way of life,” U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit said. (Lance Cheung/USDA)
A Texas man was sentenced on Thursday to 27 months in federal prison for extorting foreign farmworkers in Idaho and filing a false tax return, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho.
Ernesto Garza, 62, was a supervisor and foreman at F.D.C., an agricultural services company that operates farms throughout Idaho. The company employs H-2A workers, or foreign farmworkers, from March to November…