Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Immokalee Slave Masters Plead Guilty

Five Immokalee residents pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan workers, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields. The 17-count indictment in the case - one of the largest slavery prosecutions Southwest Florida has ever seen - was originally released in January.........here
Coalition of Immokalee Workers

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