The Most Exciting Antiques Roadshow Ever

wharf_raid_010506_lg.jpgTaking a break from busting pot clubs, the feds today raided multiple San Francisco antique shops and took into custody several allegedly undocumented workers.

150 FBI, Immigration & Customs, Fish & Game and IRS raided eight stores located in Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square, as well as warehouses on the piers.

It's thought that all eight businesses share ownership, as "The same names...keep showing up in store ownership documents seized by federal investigators." The lawyer representing several of the stores, Edwin Prather, declines to say if they are affiliated.

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