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9. there's a shocker

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 10:51 PM

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Harvard couple who paid housekeeper $4 a week for more than 13 YEARS are spared jail [View all] firsttimer Jan 2014 OP

No words! nt kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #1

Shameful. How can the look themselves in the mirror? Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #2

Harboring an illegal immigrant? How about slavery? El_Johns Jan 2014 #3

correct firsttimer Jan 2014 #6

Two Americas NoOneMan Jan 2014 #4

Rick Smalanskas from Harvard Massachusetts is a sales and marketing executive and slaver. El_Johns Jan 2014 #5

Ooops.. Slaver added to his Cha Jan 2014 #14

"him and his wife"? frazzled Jan 2014 #17

This asshole is all buzzwords TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #25

How does this stack up to the Indian diplomat and her WhiteTara Jan 2014 #7

I think it was $3 something an hour davidpdx Jan 2014 #15

She definitely should, and the charges against her still stand. nt redqueen Jan 2014 #23

I know, but India has thrown enough of a snitfit that they will quietly get dropped davidpdx Jan 2014 #28

Since DU is anonymous, one never knows what country they are from n/t n2doc Jan 2014 #35

Oh, India is going to be howling about this when it trickles into the media here Recursion Jan 2014 #32

My sentiment. WhiteTara Jan 2014 #34

Gee, who would ever think this guy's Facebook Favorites would include Tanuki Jan 2014 #8

there's a shocker firsttimer Jan 2014 #9

The slave traders of old were very religious too. El_Johns Jan 2014 #13

O-Kay.. then. That answers my Cha Jan 2014 #16

wow -- they got off light fishwax Jan 2014 #10

Shameful A Little Weird Jan 2014 #11

$4 fooking $$$$ a Cha Jan 2014 #12

Lots of money, zero soul or conscience. jsr Jan 2014 #18

150K only ? that's like 10k a month JI7 Jan 2014 #19

Agreed, that or she should be offered full citizenship at the very least if she doesnt have it cstanleytech Jan 2014 #20

Disgusting! Meandyou Jan 2014 #21

so let me get this straight... Veilex Jan 2014 #22

Perhaps the judge took into account the cost of her room and board JimDandy Jan 2014 #30

I have not yet been able to read the article... Whiskeytide Jan 2014 #36

It would be great if their home address was public info available via whitepages.com TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #24

ha firsttimer Jan 2014 #26

They need to go to prison for human trafficking and slavery. nt redqueen Jan 2014 #27

That's not enough. MADem Jan 2014 #29

Damn. That's visa fraud and TIP in spades. Recursion Jan 2014 #31

Also, just wanted to point out, Harvard, MA, is not related to Harvard University Recursion Jan 2014 #33