Yes, I read that article and I said something about it to coworkers and other people that the subject has come up with and I got the skeptical, roll the eyes, humph, indentured servitude in modern day America, ya, sure response. People don't see what they don't want to see.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Dec 28, 2010, at 7:29 AM, [email protected] wrote: > This is not new news there were articles about this problem maybe 10 years > ago in Nails or Nailpro. Dont remember which. One the people I worked for at > the time and I kind of raised an eyebrow to indentured servitude in the 20th > century. Thought it was a stretch but maybe. Then one day a guy was waiting > to tan and we knew he was a county sheriff , struck up a conversation with us > about that very fact. He also told us they were under investigation for > money laundering and prostitution. That is all happening in good old > conservative central PA. imagine how bad it really is in the big cities > known for this stuff. > > Dawn > [email protected] > Lancaster,PA > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> > To: nailtech <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Dec 27, 2010 10:45 pm > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Nail Salon Raid in Solon, Ohio > > And there goes the story behind how they went to see relatives in California > and/or Vietnam. You do not know how many people have told me this story. > Beware the large chop shops. This is more common than you think. > Buenos dias! > Lynnette Diaz-Madden > www.facebook.com/nailtech > www.salon29.net > Salon 29-where pampering and > personal attention is on its way! >> On Dec 27, 2010 10:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Went to renew my license online and found this article at the Oh. Cos. Bd. >> Website. Human trafficking? Wow.. this is a big deal! >> >> >> >> >> State agents raid Solon salon >> >> Could state agents have busted what is just the tip of the iceburg in a nail >> salon scam? >> >> >> SOLON, OH (WOIO) - Could state agents have busted what is just the tip of >> the iceburg in a nail salon scam? >> There is evidence that points that way. They swept in Tuesday in Solon and >> 19 Action News was with them on the raid. >> It is an investigation that involves false id's, licenses that were obtained >> illegally and possibly workers laboring long hours in slave labor conditions >> in return for passage to this country. There was one arrest Tuesday, with >> the promise of more to come. >> Byron Ngo is suspected of illegally getting licenses for nail salon workers. >> Buying documents that claim they had hours of training necessary to get a >> state license when they didn't. Even having people take state exams >> pretending to be other people. >> The concern is the public's health because improperly trained workers can >> create a breeding ground for all kinds of serious infections easily spread >> in nail salons. >> There is an even greater concern, and that is that in some places there >> could be human trafficking in workers. A job for passage and board. >> The key to the case isn't at any individual salon. It's at cosmetology >> schools like the former New Beginnings in Warrensville Heights. It's >> voluntarily closed and owners are cooperating providing investigators with a >> who's who in the scheme. >> No reply at the co-owned salon next door to allegations that licensing hours >> were bought here. None from the owner either. >> Click here to see video of the raid and arrest. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
