US woman had ‘enslaved’ indian maid
9 March 2013 7:20 AM IST
An Indian-American woman, who is accused of keeping an Indian immigrant as a slave in her mansion here, has told a US court that she had no role in deciding to employ the maid. 40-year-old Annie George told jurors that her late husband made every important decision during the time she allegedly forced her ex-employee Valsamma Mathai to work as an illegal servant.
Federal prosecutors say Annie's ex-servant Mathai, 49, from Kerala worked illegally for 17 to 18 hour shifts with no time off and no sick leave in three homes for the Georges, the last being the 30,000-square-feet Llenroc mansion in Rexford, where she slept in a closet.
Annie faces up to 10 years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine if convicted in the US District Court of harbouring an illegal alien for financial gain.
Federal prosecutors say Annie's ex-servant Mathai, 49, from Kerala worked illegally for 17 to 18 hour shifts with no time off and no sick leave in three homes for the Georges, the last being the 30,000-square-feet Llenroc mansion in Rexford, where she slept in a closet.
Annie faces up to 10 years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine if convicted in the US District Court of harbouring an illegal alien for financial gain.
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