Companies accused of illegal immigrant scheme

U.S. immigration officials have shut down a Baldwin County labor firm that authorities contend was supplying hundreds of illegal workers to area job sites.

An employee of that firm, Skyline Services, pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegations that he made fake identifications in connection with the scheme.

Criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Mobile allege that Skyline, operating out of a pair of convenience stores in Foley and Gulf Shores, ferried as many as 300 illegal immigrants to various lawn-care companies, construction contractors, cleaning services and other businesses along the coast.

Some of the workers lived in a Gulf Shores trailer park owned by Gerald Jones, who also owns Skyline.

Companies accused of illegal immigrant scheme