A 48-year-old Daly City resident charged with fraudulent contracting work could not attend his pretrial court hearing on May 12 because he was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
The man, Zhong Can Liu, allegedly entered into construction contracts with two separate victims in 2015, obtained payments of $8,000 and $5,000 and never did any of the work, according to the DA’s Office. He was also allegedly paid $173,000 for a second construction project, which he began demolition on but ultimately abandoned, the DA’s Office said. Liu also allegedly did not have a valid contractors license at the time of the alleged crimes.
The cases have been dragging in the court system for nearly 10 years, and a jury trial date was finally expected to be set for June 6. Now, Liu has an immigration court hearing on May 20 and is currently being held in an unknown federal immigration facility, Wagstaffe said.
A San Mateo County court date of June 6 has been rescheduled to hear an update on Liu’s status.
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