Eliud Montoya, a naturalized American citizen, was murdered on August 19, 2017. Law enforcement authorities[which?] describe the murder as a contract killing undertaken by a fellow employee. The suspect, an illegal immigrant to the United States who worked at a tree care company, is alleged to have been motivated by evidence Montoya was preparing to present to the government to back up a complaint Montoya had filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that this employee had skimmed millions of dollars from the wages of illegal immigrants working for the tree care company.
The suspect's brother,[specify] an illegal immigrant, and a third illegal immigrant[who?] the brothers hired as a hit man, allegedly drove to a spot near Montoya's home where they shot and killed him.[clarify]
The case was covered by the press because of the complexity of a crime which was run by illegal immigrants who attempted to cover up their crimes by hiring an illegal immigrant to murder a legal immigrant to the United States who was preparing evidence against them for law enforcement authorities.