N.Y. millionaire gets 11 years in prison for enslaving workers

bankybruce · June 27th, 2008, 12:09 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/26/....ap/index.html

Best quotes from the defense.

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Hoffman said that around 2004 or 2005, Sabhnani's weight plummeted from 325 pounds to 135. "She did it by starving herself," and that resulted in a chemical imbalance and significant malnourishment. "She had become a very different person."

"I think it's very harsh," Hoffman said after the sentencing. "She has suffered dramatically."

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The defense, which intends to appeal, contended the two women concocted the story as a way of escaping the house for more lucrative opportunities. They also argued that the housekeepers practiced witchcraft and may have abused themselves as part of a self-mutilation ritual.

She is rich, so it must be true

wallyburger · June 30th, 2008, 05:33 AM

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One of the women arrived in the Sabhnanis' Muttontown home in 2002, the second in 2005. Their passports and other travel documents were immediately confiscated by the Sabhnanis, the women testified.

Passports and travel documents?

They couldn't get here without a round trip ticket. They also have to complete forms that state where they will be staying for their " 6 week stay ". Nice follow up responsible agency. INS???????