Three plead guilty to immigration fraud A West Chester couple and their office manager falsely obtained visas for illegal immigrants.

According to the plea agreement read in court by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Brenner, Glah's company, the now-defunct International Personnel Resources, stockpiled visas under fraudulent names. Then, taking advantage of the provision in the law that allows substitutions whenever the original visa grantee becomes unavailable, they distributed them to otherwise ineligible immigrants.

In this way, an illegal immigrant who once worked for a local company but slipped back to Mexico, for example, could come back to work locally with a visa that seemed legitimate.

Glah also pleaded guilty to transporting three illegal aliens into the United States. They were identified in court only by their initials.

Brenner, speaking briefly during a recess, would not say how investigators learned of the scheme.

The ruse was designed to provide local landscaping companies, construction firms, country clubs, and other clients a steady stream of seasonal workers.

The defendants were released on bail pending sentencing on March 29 for Gillin and Glah and April 5 for Klish. They could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and fined more than $500,000.

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