ARIZONA NEWS

6 arrested in raid of Phoenix auto-parts business

Jun 16, 2012, 9:36 AM | Updated: 9:40 am

PHOENIX — Six people have been taken into custody after the Maricopa
County Sheriff’s Office raided from an auto-parts business in Phoenix.

The Arizona
Republic
reports the raid followed reports that employees of Auto Fit Inc.
were using forged documents for employment.

Authorities say four people were suspected of using fake Social Security
numbers, one belonging to a dead person. Officials said another was taken in
custody for a warrant

During the investigation, the business owner was taken into custody on
suspicion of attacking a television camera man covering the raid.

The Sheriff’s Office have done 60 previous raids, arresting 633 people.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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6 arrested in raid of Phoenix auto-parts business