Muttontown NewsLocal news for Muttontown, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Protesters seek improvements for domestic workers- July 16, 2008 Chanting 'Down with slavery!' about 25 people protested Thursday outside federal court in Central Islip in an ongoing battle for better wages and health benefits for domestic workers.http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/07/protesters-seek-improvements-for-domestic-... Lawyers: Muttontown slave couple were kind to others- July 14, 2008 Even though Varsha and Mahender Sabhnani, a wealthy Muttontown couple, were convicted of enslaving two Indonesian women, they should receive mercy because of their charity and kindness to others, defense ...http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/07/lawyers-muttontown-slave-couple-were-kind-... Judge awards nearly $1M in Muttontown slave case- July 12, 2008 A federal judge Friday awarded two domestic workers who were enslaved and tortured by a wealthy Muttowntown couple nearly $1 million in back wages.http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/07/judge-awards-nearly-1m-in-muttontown-slave... Slavery, Immigration, And The Press - "Update- July 5, 2008 Over a year ago, I did a post about an Indo-American couple, immigrants to the United States, who were keeping their two Indonesian maids in horrible conditions of slavery and torturing them.http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/07/slavery-immigration-and-the-press-update?f... New York Woman Sentenced in Forced Servitude Case- July 3, 2008 Varsha Sabhnani was sentenced today to 132 months in prison based on her conviction after trial of forced labor, peonage, harboring aliens, document servitude and related conspiracy charges, U.S. Attorney for ...http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/07/new-york-woman-sentenced-in-forced-servitu... Muttontown Couple Sentenced in Slave Case- July 1, 2008 On Friday, word came that Mahender Sabhnani had been sentenced to 3 and one-third years in prison for enslaving two housekeepers, a significantly lighter punishment than his wife received only the day before.http://www.topix.net/city/muttontown-ny/2008/06/muttontown-couple-sentenced-in-slave-case?... |