United States v. Israel Martinez

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

After a months-long investigation into hiring practices at Waste Management Incorporated ("WMI"), the Government charged Defendant-Appellant Israel Arguimides Martinez and several co-defendants with various immigration crimes stemming from their participation in efforts to recruit and retain undocumented immigrants for employment at WMI in Houston, Texas. Martinez was later also charged by Superseding Indictment with several counts of identity-theft stemming from the same underlying scheme. After a nine-day jury trial, Martinez was convicted of all 18 counts…