Indictment Alleges Stealing of Identities

A woman charged with holding four illegal Thai immigrants in involuntary servitude was named Tuesday in a new indictment accusing her of stealing the identities of two of the immigrants and opening credit card accounts in their names.

The latest federal indictment contends that Supawan Veerapol, 52, used those credit cards to obtain tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods and services.

Veerapol, who is free on $500,000 bond, was also accused of failing to make payments on some of the accounts.

The alleged victims, who like Veerapol are Thai nationals, told authorities they were forced to work long hours under oppressive conditions at Veerapol’s home and at restaurants she operated.

They said she seized their passports and threatened harm to their families back in Thailand if they tried to run away.

Veerapol’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment on the new charges, which involve seven counts of mail fraud. She was previously indicted on four counts of involuntary servitude and four counts of harboring illegal immigrants.

If convicted on all the charges, she could be sentenced to a maximum of 240 years in prison.