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270 People Lived In Converted Greenhouses While Owners Collected $1M In Rent: DA
The owners pleaded no contest and agreed to restitution after inspectors found 270 people in unpermitted housing and alleged $1 million in unreported rent.
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Monterey County Couple Pleads No Contest, Settles Lawsuit Over Housing 270 Tenants In Illegal Units
The owners of a Monterey County nursery, who also face jail time for tax evasion, agreed to pay $800,000 in penalties and restitution after 270 workers were found living in illegal and unsafe makeshift units there in 2023.
Monterey couple who housed nearly 300 ag workers in greenhouses pleads no contest
Two Monterey County property owners have pleaded no contest to crimes related to housing hundreds of agricultural workers and their families in unpermitted dwellings with numerous code violations. One of the defendants, Nicolas Ruvalcaba, pleaded to two felonies related to tax evasion and misdemeanors related to the unpermitted housing and lack of workers’ compensation insurance. Ana Ruvalcaba pleaded to misdemeanor tax evasion and the same misd…
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