The hoax prompted a massive investigation. Federal warnings. discussions at one of President Bushs security briefings. and a nationwide hunt for the group of Chinese supposedly plotting the attack. In December 2006 Mel Kay. of Golden State Fence Company. and Michael McLaughlin pled guilty to felony charges of hiring illegal immigrants and agreed to pay fines of $200.000 and $100.000 respectively. The company. which built much of the fence near Otay Mesa. agreed separately to pay $5 million on a misdemeanor count. one of the largest fines ever imposed on a company for an immigration violation. Was Carol Lam praised for this work? No. she was sent packing without an explanation.
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