Koch Foods fined $536,000 over immigration raid

CINCINNATI (AP) - Federal authorities say poultry processor Koch (kuk) Foods Inc. has paid more than $536,000 in fines stemming from a 2007 immigration raid in southwest Ohio.

Authorities say they rounded up 161 workers who were in this country illegally at the Koch plant in Fairfield, north of Cincinnati.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday the fines have to do with filling out and verifying employment forms. The agency says Park Ridge, Ill.-based Koch has taken steps to avoid future violations.

An attorney for company has said there is no evidence that anyone at Koch knowingly broke the law.