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All but four of the 29 illegal aliens arrested last week in an immigration raid at the world’s largest hog processing plant had stolen the identities of American citizens.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said all 25 of the illegal aliens were charged on Monday with identity theft either worked or were former employees of Smithfield Foods Inc. They were arrested last week in a raid on the plant and various homes.

The 25 illegal aliens charged with identity theft face two-year prison sentences if convicted. U.S. Attorney George Holding said the group may have purchased or stolen the identities through a “myriad of ways” – to include computer hacking, fraudulent e-mails and dumpster diving - and didn’t acquire the information from a single location.

Smithfield employs about 5,000 workers and processes up to 32,000 hogs daily at the plant in Tar Heel, about 80 miles south of Raleigh.

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