Jacksonville Beach restaurant owner sentenced for hiding undocumented workers
Ping Ping Zheng, owner of Kamiya 86 Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar, will go through probation for the next two years to hire people who are not legally authorized to work in the United States.
Zheng, 37, pleaded guilty to federal charges in February. She was sentenced on May 27.
Under the plea agreement, Zheng provided rent-free and transport to undocumented workers and paid no tax deductions in cash.
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Zheng and Hua Yao were arrested. Ke also pleaded guilty to the charge. He will be sentenced in July.
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