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US Immigration
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Posted 04/28/2010 |
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Filipino worker sleeping on improvised sleeping area |
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U.S. charges couple in scheme to hold Filipino workers in
forced labor
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The plight of the Filipino workers surfaced in
January 2008 when some of the workers went to
church service in Palm Beach County. While at
the church, they chanced on the contact
information of the Philippine Honorary Consulate
in South Florida. The workers sought the help of
a Filipino community leader to reach Honorary
Consul General Angelo S. Macatangay, M.D.
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“On being informed that Filipino workers were
allegedly being abused we set in motion the
steps necessary for their protection,” said Dr.
Macatangay.
“We cannot express details as it is
ongoing, however, we hope that this case
discourages others from abusing the recruitment
process.”
ICE special agents in Miami initiated an
investigation in February 2008 after
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the Florida Office of the Attorney General's Economic Crimes Division
provided information to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
(FDLE), who thereafter contacted ICE.
This case was investigated by ICE's Office of Investigations in Miami
and assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department
of Labor-Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of
State-Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement and the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
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