NRI may lose mansion for keeping illegal as slave
Source: Deccan Herald
NRI may lose mansion for keeping illegal as slave
New York, March 5, 2015 (IANS)
An Indian American woman, who was convicted in 2013 of harbouring an illegal immigrant at her upstate New York mansion for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions, has lost an appeal to overturn the verdict.
Prosecutors alleged Annie George, who is originally from Kerala, forced victim Valsamma Mathai, also a native of Kerala, to work 17-hour days with no time off or sick leave.
Mathai also alleged that she was forced to sleep in a squalid closet during what little time she wasn't working.
A three-judge panel on the Second Circuit of the US Court of Appeals on Wednesday also ruled the trial court judge was correct to rule that George must forfeit Llenroc mansion to the federal government, Times Union reported.
George's attorneys had argued that forfeiture was an excessive penalty, but the appeals court found George's interest in multimillion-dollar Llenroc, a 30,000-square-foot home overlooking the Mohawk River, was about $100,000, substantially less than the $250,000 maximum fine.
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Skittles
(153,935 posts)yeah I know it's the title, but it's right up there with the repuke usage of "democrat" as an adjective
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)The people who defend it are not the kind of folks I'd want around my family.
TexasProgresive
(12,180 posts)I think from the context of the story it is non resident Indian and not:
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Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)We all know what THAT means!
NRI? Not so much.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Do you mean an undocumented immigrant?
Maybe if we quit dehumanizing our neighbors in our speech people will not feel so free to put them in boxes.
aikoaiko
(34,193 posts)Annie George.
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christx30
(6,241 posts)She keeps another human being as a slave. And as punishment, she has to give up her home? And the punishment is less than half of the fine for the crime she commited? I'm gagging here.
Dry your tears, lady. You got off light. I'd put you in prison if I could.