It's about time something is being done to protect these people. Everybody knows its going on, I couldn't understand how these people were getting away with these things. I wonder what will happen to these victims now. They have been uprooted from their lives not to mentioned traumatized and abused. They should get more then 20 yrs! Angie Wingerter
________________________________ From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:06:07 AM Subject: NailTech:: another one/ from Dawn/slavery >Dawn sent me this, How said Dawn, thanks for the info. diana from indiana > > > >'Modern-day slavery' alleged at two nail salons > > > >By MIKE HOOVER >Daily Record/Sunday News >Updated: 12/20/2008 02:48:33 PM EST > ><http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11266405>Related story: Valuing their citizenship >For eight years, three people allegedly recruited and later forced >Vietnamese nationals to work in two York-area nail parlors in a >practice decried by the U.S. Attorney's Office as "modern-day slavery." >Lynda Dieu Phan, 38, and Duc Cao Nguyen, 40, both of New Cumberland, >and Justin Phan of Tennessee, were charged with criminal conspiracy >to commit forced labor trafficking, forced labor and marriage fraud, >according to Martin C. Carlson, U.S. Attorney for the Middle >District of Pennsylvania. >If convicted, the three face up to 20 years in prison. >Starting in 2000, Lynda Dieu Phan traveled to Vietnam to recruit >citizens, and once she brought them to the U.S., forced them to work >in her York area nail salons, Carlson said. Fraudulent marriages >were arranged so the victims could live in the U.S., he said. >The indictment alleges that fraudulent marriages were arranged so >the victims could gain entry into the United States and once here >the victims were forced to work at Lynda Dieu Phan's nail salons. >One of the two York-area nail salons is now closed, according to >Heidi Havens, media outreach partner with the U.S. Attorney's >Office. The second, called Da-Vi Nails USA in the Wal-Mart at the >West Manchester Mall, remains open, she said. Wal-Mart was not aware >of the scheme, she said. >"This investigation reveals the disturbing truth that some >individuals will undertake to exploit helpless victims through >modern-day slavery," said John P. Kelleghan, a special agent with >the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Philadelphia. >As part of the indictment, the U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking the >forfeiture of a home in New Cumberland, a 2008 Toyota Highlander, >contents of two bank accounts and more than $130,000 in cash seized >at the New Cumberland home. >The women lived with Phan and were helpless, according to the U.S. >Attorney's Office. The women were broke, did not speak English and >did not have identification or transportation, Havens said. >The allegations say the victims were forced from their country and >into bondage in the U.S. so the defendants could profit. > >---------- >A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. ><http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1216817552x1201106465/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=82%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO82>See > >yours in just 2 easy steps! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
