Federal prosecutors have charged a Wichita firm for knowingly hiring an illegal immigrant as manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants.

A criminal information filed Wednesday in federal court charges McCalla Corp. with aiding and abetting the use of a false document. The firm operates six McDonald’s restaurants.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says a tentative plea agreement has been reached in which the company will pay $400,000 in fines and forfeitures. He says the company was charged with only one count, but that the investigation revealed numerous illegal immigrants.

Roy McCalla, the firm’s president, says in a statement released through his attorney that the charge is based on the actions of one employee, who no longer works for the company. McCalla says the incident does not reflect the company’s policies.