Here’s what we know about federal lawsuit against Delia’s Tamales that may have prompted FBI raid

KSAT has learned that Delia’s is named in a federally filed lawsuit over employee wages.

– We’re learning more about why agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations conducted investigations at a popular tamales restaurant this week.

The lawsuit lists Delia’s Tamales’ parent company, Del-Gar Foods Delgar Foods LLC, as the defendant and states that Delia’s “robbed thousands” from the workers over a two-and-a-half year period through social security fraud and threats and intimidation. The civil lawsuit was moved to federal court and refiled in November 2023 as a lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act and accused the restaurant of human trafficking.

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