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LOS ANGELES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A jury Tuesday found the \u00a0manager of Seven-Bros Enterprises<\/strong> in La Puente, \u00a0Howard Quoc Trinh<\/strong>, 42, of Arcadia, guilty of offering to pay $10,000 in bribes to a Department of Labor Wage and Hour Investigator <\/strong>to close an investigation,<\/strong> officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"FBIThe jury found Trinh\u00a0guilty of two counts of bribery after the evidence indicated that Trinh offered to pay $10,000 in bribe, and actually paid $3,000 to the inspector. \u00a0As part of the bribery scheme, Trinh promised to pay the balance when the investigation was closed, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies and their managers victimizing their own employees through wage violations cannot perpetuate their conduct through bribes,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cThis jury verdict strikes a blow against both corruption and the exploitation of workers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trinh \u00a0is facing up to 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n

The criminal complaint alleges the following facts and circumstances:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • The investigator was investigating Seven-Bros for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, which sets standards for minimum wage and overtime pay.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Labor Department Wage and Hour investigator led a team that conducted an unannounced visit to Seven-Bros on March 10.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The investigation into wage violations covered a period from May 2012 through March 10, 2015, and found that Seven-Bros owed about $100,000 to compensate employees for FLSA violations over that period.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The investigator returned to Seven-Bros on March 18, at which time Trinh said he did not owe his employees any back wages and that he wanted to \u201ctake care\u201d of the investigator.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • In response to Trinh\u2019s statements, the Labor Department\u2019s Office of Investigator General initiated an investigation and outfitted the investigator with recording equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • On the evening of March 18, during a recorded meeting, Trinh allegedly offered the investigator $10,000 to close out the investigation without finding any violations.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The next day, during another recorded meeting, Trinh gave the investigator an initial payment of $3,000 in a manila envelope.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The criminal complaint was filed on March 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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