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Wild Fish Manager Detained And Deported

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Adds up – not a legal resident and have a criminal record? You are outta here.

A restaurant worker in Pacific Grove who was detained by immigration officials in June has been deported to his home country, according to the organizer of a fundraiser for his family. Juan Contreras, 43, a former manager and server at Wild Fish, has lived in the United States under an asylum claim for about 25 years. But on June 4, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested him after he went to the agency for a “routine check-in,” the owners of the eatery, Kelvin and Liz Jacobs, said.

Wild Fish Manager Detained And Deported

Wild Fish Manager Getting Deported

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Add to the list of legal fails at Liz Jacobs’ P.G. restaurant.

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Juan Carlos Contreras, 43, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement officials June 4, according to the owners of Wild Fish on Lighthouse Avenue, where he’s worked for five years. While Contreras has lived in the United States for about 25 years, immigration officials have started efforts to deport him.

according to Monterey County Superior Court documents, he was arrested Feb. 4, 2018, and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, excessive blood alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit, DUI with a previous conviction within IO years, and hit-and-run. In October 2022, Contreras again pleaded guilty to DUI and enhancements of excessive blood alcohol and multiple DUIs in exchange for prosecutors dropping the other charges.
A plea agreement reviewed by The Pine Cone shows that, in exchange for the deal,  Contreras signed a form that stated, “I understand that if I am not a United States citizen, that my plea of guilty or no contest may result in Immigration consequences such as deportation, exclusion from  admission into the United States, and denial of naturalization or amnesty”

Wild Fish Manager Getting Deported

Wild Fish Challenges Legitimacy

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Isn’t that funny. I’d challenge Wild Fish for being a legal tax abiding business.

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The operators of Victorian Corner and Rudolfo’s are in favor of the new outdoor dining plan, while Wild Fish owners Kelvin and Liz Jacobs oppose it. The couple said they’re planning on hiring an attorney to “challenge the legitimacy” of the project and are asking the public to help pay their legal bills.

Wild Fish Challenges Legitimacy

Wild Fish Begs For Your Money

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Who would give money to Wild Fish? What happened to the money they got from our taxes?
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Wild Fish owners Kelvin and Liz Jacobs oppose a city plan to redesign the sidewalk outside their 545 Lighthouse Ave. restaurant. The construction project includes removing their enclosed wooden dining parklet and two others used by neighboring restaurants in favor of open-air eating areas.
In a GoFundMe page started Oct. 15, the Jacobses say they’re preparing for a court battle against Pacific Grove and want people to open their wallets.

Wild Fish Begs For Your Money

Tax Deadbeat Liz Jacobs Begging For Cash to Sue the City

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Can’t afford to pay taxes, can’t afford legal counsel to bring a lawsuit against Pacific Grove about their ugly ass corral that is due to be ripped out.

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Jacobs is delinquent to the state for $143,000 in sales taxes that Wild Fish collected and another $9,000 to Monterey County for business assessment tax.

We spoke to an attorney who advised us that we are not being treated fairly. We would like to challenge the city to address these concerns. Our many public comments, emails and calls have not received responses that address these issues (and others that we have raised related to this). Therefore we would like to raise enough money to challenge the city, since it appears that this will not get addressed in any other way. 

We started a GO FUND ME page to raise $5000.00, which is the minimum needed to proceed with our challenge. If you can donate, we greatly appreciate the support!

Tax Deadbeat Liz Jacobs Begging For Cash to Sue the City

Wild Fish Sued For $4,450.00. Innkeeper Defrauds Magazine

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Substainable – until it’s time to pay the bills then there’s no sustenance. Why is the place still open?

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Edible Monterey Bay ran an ad in its glossy magazine for Liz Jacobs of Wild Fish, the restaurant that dodged taxes and business license fees. The story is the same, Jacobs has not paid the magazine and it’s gone to small claims court.

Court date is August 29, 2024 in Marina.

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Wild Fish Wild Fish Sued For $4,450.00. Innkeeper Defrauds Magazine

Oh. Wild Fish Has No Business License In Addition To Unpaid Taxes

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Liz Jacobs, owner of Wild Fish on Lighthouse Avenue, leads the city-sanctioned  downtown Business Improvement District board, or BID, which holds marketing events to draw more people to P.G. But Jacobs, the chair of the board, has not remitted business license tax for the restaurant at 545 Lighthouse for two fiscal years — even though the group she heads pays for its programs with the same tax dollars.

OK, delinquent taxes, no business license. How are they on health department inspections or payroll deductions? Place is starting to resemble a grease fire of infractions.

Oh. Wild Fish Has No Business License In Addition To Unpaid Taxes

Wild Fish Owes $126,750 In Unpaid Taxes, Is That Winning?

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Parklet gadfly also got $533,000 in Covid relief government handouts. Is that Excellence in tax cheating or what?

According to the recorder’s office in Salinas, Flying Kipper Corp. faces three liens from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for unpaid sales taxes from Oct. l, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2023, amounting to $116,987.66 including a $25,209.86 lien that was filed with the recorder’s office Tuesday — and a lien from the Monterey County Tax Collector for $9,765.12. In all, the restaurant’s unpaid taxes amount to $126,752.78. A lien is a legal claim to property that prevents the owner from selling it without first settling the debt.

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The ugly parklet blocks the view of the block. No P.G. charm here, just an expensive restaurant hiding from the tax man.

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Wild Fish Owes $126,750 In Unpaid Taxes, Is That Winning?