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PRESCOTT, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Two former employees tied to Colt Grill are now awaiting sentencing after admitting to their roles in an undocumented labor scheme spanning several Arizona restaurants and one in Alabama.<\/p>\n

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According to the Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Luis Pedro Rogel-Jaimes, 34, and Iris Cristal Romero-Molina, 30, admitted to employing undocumented workers at locations in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Sedona, Cottonwood and Foley, Alabama. <\/p>\n

Both Mexican nationals, who prosecutors say were in the country illegally and living in Cottonwood, are in federal custody and are scheduled to be sentenced in June. <\/p>\n

Authorities said they are expected to be deported after serving their prison sentences.<\/p>\n

A years-long investigation<\/b><\/h4>\n

The guilty pleas are the latest development in a years-long labor exploitation investigation. <\/p>\n

In May 2025, a federal grand jury indicted four people: Robert and Brenda Clouston, both 61, of northern Arizona, along with Rogel-Jaimes and Romero-Molina. The indictment alleged the Cloustons operated Colt Grill restaurants in Cottonwood, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Sedona and Foley. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors said the group created a plan in 2022 for Romero-Molina to form R&R AZ Cleaning, which allegedly functioned as a staffing company for the restaurants.<\/p>\n

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In July 2025, Homeland Security Investigations, YCSO and other agencies executed search warrants at multiple Colt Grill locations and several homes in Arizona and Alabama.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, Rogel-Jaimes and Romero-Molina recruited undocumented workers for the restaurants, who were paid through R&R AZ Cleaning using funds from Colt Grill. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors alleged the workers were paid below minimum wage, were not compensated for overtime and that proper employment taxes were not paid.<\/p>\n

All four people were arrested on July 15, 2025, according to federal officials. <\/p>\n

Authorities also said several other people were arrested during the search warrants for criminal or administrative immigration violations.<\/p>\n

The cases involving Robert and Brenda Clouston are ongoing in federal court.<\/p>\n

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