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.
Just found out I know this dickhead x
Sad evil moron.
Reparations???
Yep.
Yep.
Not that I can remember. Didn’t go down to Gilroy much except to get on 152 to go over Pacheco Pass or to visit some friends who lived in the East Ridge Golf Club community.
Maan is also a surname of Punjabi people from India
So dot Indian trash.
Betting the slave was a Dalit.
That’s what we get for importing their foul culture and customs here. Almost 1/2 million a year through all visas.
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