Jung Won Choi: Provincial Court Judge Mary Kate Harvie

Immigration And Refugee Protection Act Dept: Jung Won Choi, 57, was given an 18-month conditional discharge Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. His sentence includes a unique provision that he make a $12,000 donation to two city organizations that work closely with new arrivals to Canada, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Several of the illegals told investigators they felt they would be sent back to their homeland if they complained about their working conditions. Harvie said Tuesday it's clear Choi was manipulating and exploiting them. Choi immigrated to Canada from Korea in 2004 and a Winnipeg man has been spared a criminal record for employing illegal workers at a city sushi restaurant. Provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie rejected the Crown's bid for a $20,000 fine, which would have left Choi with a record. Choi was arrested in July 2010 after an extensive Canada Border Services Agency investigation that began more than a year earlier. The probe revealed six foreign workers from South Korea were employed at Kenko Niwa on Corydon Avenue, where Choi was paying them much less than others with work permits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.