Varsha Mahender Sabhnani -- straight out of Disney central casting....
Posted on 12/17/2007 9:39:49 AM PST by xtinct
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers.
Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, and his wife, Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 45, were each convicted of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment that included forced labor, conspiracy, involuntary servitude, and harboring aliens.
Prosecutors said the women were subjected to repeated psychological and physical abuse and were forced to work 18 hours or more a day.
The Sabhnanis, who have four children and operate a worldwide perfume business out of their Muttontown home on Long Island's Gold Coast, could face up to 40 years in prison, although attorneys predicted the punishment would be considerably less. He is from India, and she is from Indonesia, but both are naturalized U.S. citizens
One of the couple's daughters collapsed in the front row as the verdict was read, prompting the judge to clear the courtroom while medical personnel attended to her.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Hoffman said he would appeal. "Apparently, the jury was taken by the histrionics ..." of the Indonesian women, he said.
Prosecutors called it a case of "modern-day slavery." Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Lesko said in closing arguments the poorly educated women worked as housekeepers for $100 or $150 a month — all of which was sent to their relatives back home.
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Throw them out into the streets of Harlem with a poster of their conviction tied around their chests.
But shouldn’t we understand and accept the cultural differences?
Hope a prison guard let’s slip to the black prisoners that they were convicted of keeping slaves.
What century did I wake up in?
Varsha Mahender Sabhnani -- straight out of Disney central casting....
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Bet they get less jail time than Vick.
Hey, this is free market at work. The government shouldn’t be involved. Those women made more than they could have in Indonesia, and probably lived better too. Let employers decide how they will treat and pay their employees... we don’t need interference! /< sarcasm>
Ahhhh yes, all cultures are equals.... lets import the 3rd world here.... after all.... who are we to judge? (rolling eyes)
A chilling vision of a future Jacko, I think.
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
Maybe we just didn't really need their diverse culture here in the first place.
The Sabhnanis, who have four children and operate a worldwide perfume business out of their Muttontown home on Long Island's Gold Coast, could face up to 40 years in prison...Looks like they're going to be operating their perfume business out of their cells.
Holey moley, no kidding. I'd bet even odds that she's got a dalmation coat.
Islamic laws cannot be repealed. So long as the slaves are seized in jihad and taken to Islamic territory before being divided up, it is legal in the eyes of the Imam.
These two criminals have Hindu names.
Ugly goes straight to the bone.
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