SPRINGFIELD -- Four former workers at George's Processing Plant in Butterfield pleaded guilty on Tuesday for immigration and identity theft violations.  They are among 135 who were arrested during a federal raid at the plant in Barry County on May 22.

  Five others pleaded guilty to similar charges last month.    Officials say the investigation is ongoing.
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 Here’s an edited news release from the office of the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri, John Wood:

   Belia Aldaba-Chavez, 31, a citizen of Guatemala, and Juan Manuel Rivera-Lucio, 35, and Hugo Enrique Ocampo-Ocampo, 27, both citizens of Mexico, pleaded guilty on Tuesday before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge James England to charges in separate indictments returned on June 27.  Saul Flores-Roblero, 25, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty on Monday.

   Each of the four defendants pleaded guilty to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen, aggravated identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number.  In addition, Aldaba-Chavez, Rivera-Lucio and Ocampo-Ocampo each pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been deported.

PAST REPORTS

Feds find 100+ possible illegal immigrants in raid at George's  May 22

Illegal worker said she couldn't afford legal immigration  May 23

More poultry plant employees face charges May 23

Six more workers face charges     May 25

Eleven more workers face charges    May 31