THE NATION - News from May 28, 2009
Twelve people -- eight of them from Uzbekistan -- are accused of luring illegal immigrants to the U.S. to work as “modern-day slaves” in 14 states. Prosecutors in Kansas City announced that a federal grand jury had issued a 45-count indictment May 6 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
The indictment says the conspiracy involved fraudulent labor leasing contracts in Missouri, Kansas, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, South Carolina and Wyoming.
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