15 hours/day, seven days a week.
Posted on 11/09/2020 2:36:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
A Gilroy couple has been charged with human trafficking after they allegedly kept a man locked up, forcing him to work in their store daily without pay.
Husband and wife Amarjit and Balwinder Mann, both 66, locked a man in their liquor store, where he worked 15-hour shifts seven days a week, slept in a storage room, bathed in a mop bucket and was never paid, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
The Manns allegedly threatened the victim with deportation if he told the truth to law enforcement.
The couple faces charges of labor human trafficking, witness intimidation and wage theft involving four employees.
“Slavery officially was abolished in 1865,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “Tragically, we are seeing examples of it in 2020. My office will prosecute anyone to the fullest extent of the law who practices this kind of criminal and inhumane exploitation.”
Investigators said the couple stole more than $150,000 in wages from four employees. Employees reported they worked marathon hours and were paid next to nothing. One said he had no idea about the concept of a minimum wage, the DA said.
The man who is believed to have been enslaved had come from India in 2019 expecting to travel to the U.S. with the couple. Instead they took his money and passport and put him to work without pay or a key to leave the liquor store at night, reported the DA's office.
15 hours/day, seven days a week.
Ever seen this place?
Biden Voters, Per Chance? Gilroy, CA. Yep!
Thank you, come again. (Pssst. Please call the cops!)
Was garlic involved?
Lovely Ca folks.
Gilroy is a more conservative area. It used to have a Republican Rep. until redistricting.
It would be interesting to know who contacted the police.
Thank goodness, somebody did. This happens too often.
I’m trying to figure it out; the immigrant says he was working in the store for 15 hours a day. Really?
A little Ma & Pa store like that? I doubt if he was a Cashier. What could there be to do for 15 hours a day? Maybe they have multiple stores.
It becomes apparent that the demonRATs want open borders for more than packing ballot boxes. They are neck deep in the human trafficking network. If Biden wins expect that the US will reduce greatly its commitment to ending human trafficking.
Glad to know. However, I doubt these people voted for Trump, don’t you?
Meh. Who knows, this week? Anything goes! ;)
“If Biden wins expect that the US will reduce greatly its commitment to ending human trafficking.”
That is a very real fear for many of us. President Trump is pretty much the ONLY President in memory that made strides in this area.
So? Slavery is not bad. A lot of folks spend their lives as slaves on a plantation and they are perfectly happy. Look at how they vote!
Coming to a neighborhood near you.
That fkr
I quit going there 15 years.
Always keeping the few cents of change he was suppose to return to me and one day I just quit.
In South Orange County, CA, ballot harvesting has been used for flipping congressional seats formerly held by republicans.
The headline makes it sound like two Americans abused an Indian immigrant. Once I read the article, it becomes clear all three are from India.
Also, Mann is a German name, not Indian.
They have Indian first names.
I checked, this is a Sikh name, so they are most likely Sikhs.
I would be hesitant to jump to conclusions. They may not vote, or they could have voted for anyone.
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