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Viva Supermarkets manager found guilty of immigration document fraud, obstruction of 2 federal labor investigations and conspiracy

Following an 11-day trial, a federal jury today returned a guilty verdict against Karla Montoya, 45, of Sacramento, the general manager of the Sacramento‑area grocery chain Viva Supermarkets, for her role in a long‑running scheme involving the hiring of undocumented workers, the use of false immigration documents, and obstruction of two U.S. Department of Labor proceedings.

What happened

Following an 11-day trial, a federal jury today returned a guilty verdict against Karla Montoya, 45, of Sacramento, the general manager of the Sacramento‑area grocery chain Viva Supermarkets, for her role in a long‑running scheme involving the hiring of undocumented workers, the use of false immigration documents, and obstruction of two U.S. Department of Labor proceedings.

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  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Viva Supermarkets manager found guilty of immigration document fraud, obstruction of 2 federal labor investigations and conspiracy ↗

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust97
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency46
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.7449
Breaking bonus0