Prepared to enforce the states tax laws. In the newsroom, sb wis news 10 a company that operates farms in lexington county has pleaded guilty in federal court to hiring illegal immigrants. Hw group, entered a plea agreement in u. S. District court in columbia. According to court documents, the group hired as many as 350 people in the country illegally. Agriculture Officials Say this highlights the importance of pushing Immigration Reform policies at the federal level not only be securing the borders, but by putting policies in place that make hiring affordable workers a reality for local farms. We need Immigration Reform that allows for guest workers to be brought i by our farmers and other industries that cannot find a sufficient for for us to grow the ag industry carolina, we need a qualified labor force that comes in and helps us harvest our crops. Hw group, llc was ordered to pay along with paying a fine, the group is on probation for four years. A warm and bright weekend forecast