US drops biggest-ever human trafficking case amid evidence doubts — RT.
The Justice Department has just dropped a criminal human trafficking case against Global Horizons which involved accusations of exploiting 600 farm workers. Eight executives and associates, including CEO Mordechai Orian were charged.
Workers are said to have been lured to the U.S. from Thailand, with the promise of high wages, but instead detained in over crowded, poor housing with inadequate food. In some cases they were kept on the premises by guards.
After spending millions of dollars on the case, the Justice Department is dropping it on the basis that they feel there is inadequate evidence to prove guilt beyond the shadow of a doubt. Three of the eight defendants in the case pled guilty but will have an opportunity to retract their pleas.
The dismissal order states: “Based on this further investigation, the government has determined that dismissal of this matter is in the interest of justice.”
Last year, Federal prosecuters dropped a similar case against Aloun Farms in Hawaii after the lead prosecutor misstated the law while presenting to a grand jury. OOPS!
(Is this how campaign funds are being raised?)
This sucks. It's obvious justice is NOT being dine here. Time for a change in Washington.