NY Couple Convicted in Slavery Case

I am so glad these women found the courage to
make their escape. While those of us, in what
is a free nation compared to others, go to bed
each night, let us remind ourselves that slavery
is still the rule rather than the exception in
many places on the planet~~

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NY Couple Convicted in Slavery Case

By FRANK ELTMAN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
December 17, 2007 6:05 PM EST

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.

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http://my.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20071217/47660250_3ca6_1552620071217...

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blessings & prayers,
Zoe

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