NY Millionaire Gets Prison for Enslaving Workers

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PlusNY Millionaire Gets Prison for Enslaving WorkersNY Millionaire Gets Prison for Enslaving WorkersThe Associated PressA millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion received an 11-year prison sentence on Thursday. (June 26)((Central Islip, New York)) An eleven year prison sentence for a multi-millionaire Long Island woman convicted of torturing her two maids. NATS: As demonstrators rallied outside, hoping the sentence would send a message to others who might mistreat women who work in the nation's underground economy. ((Rev. Allan Ramirez, Domestic Worker Advocate)) "Those who have been found guilty must pay the penalty, pay the price, they will be jailed and serve as an example to everyone else who seeks to exploit our poor women." The judge said he was shocked by Varsha Sabhnani's physical and mental abuse of the two poor women she brought over from Indonesia, who were forced to work for less than 100 dollars a month and kept in the country illegally with no English language skills. ((File)) But the sentence was less than some had predicted she'd receive. Her attorney argued for leniency, saying the maids exaggerated their stories of abuse and that Varsha was a good person who was suffering after going on a starvation diet to lose 190 pounds. ((Jeffrey Hoffman, Defense Attorney)) SOT One victim, known only as Samirrah, testified she had regularly been beaten, cut, tortured and starved for years, and that once, while she was praying, Varsha Sabhanani stopped her, saying "I am your God. I can make you dead." In local papers she had been dubbed Cruella de Ville, but she never took the witness stand in her own defense. But Varsha Sabhnani finally spoke in court Thursday before her sentenced was passed saying she was put on this earth to serve others and that she loved her children. On Friday, Varsha Sabhnani's husband, perfume exporter Mahender Sabhnani will be sentenced for his role in this modern-day case of slavery, but he is expected to receive less prison time than his wife. ((Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press)) ((Central Islip, New York)) Still undecided in this case is how much restitution money the Sabhnanis must pay to the two victims, Samirrah and Enung. The government is asking for one-point one million dollars each. But the defense is arguing that 200-thousand dollars each in back wages is more appropriate. Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, Central Islip, New York

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  • Its time to pay the ...

    Its time to pay the price

    By Aiursrage2k [Affiliate User] 1214676759 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that lady look very ...

    that lady look very scary and devilish......good for you 11 years .......

    By lanny62901 [Affiliate User] 1214641070 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Good for you ! You ...

    Good for you ! You armpit smelling cruel people!

    By fmflores2000 [Affiliate User] 1214632427 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • yea losing weight ...

    yea losing weight makes you torture and use people as slaves when you have millions . dumb ass lawyers

    By righteouspolitics80 [Affiliate User] 1214618925 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • It's amazing her ...

    It's amazing her lawyer said she loves her children, as though we should care. I hope someone bust a cap in each of their ass. I am pretty sure the kids were aware but were just indifferent; they were living the good life and that's all that mattered.

    This is what happens when people think they have ultimate control of others - check Professor Zimabardo's experiment at Stanford.

    Seize everthing they've got and give it to these 2 workers! Hope they get their just dues in jail.

    By kuskut [Affiliate User] 1214617789 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • That attorney needs ...

    That attorney needs to be sentenced first to life imprisonment...... for providing with these kind of false statements.....

    I wonder how many millions the attorney charged for her unfair 11 year imprisonment.....

    A 50 year imprisonment would be a fair deal for that starving ugly bitch..........

    By sidarth [Affiliate User] 1214610740 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • She gets her gut oh ...

    She gets her gut oh her evil looking face. Dude...It's Indonesian anyway, the get used to it. They got tutored or killed elsewhere in the world because their government make them to become slave by sending them to be maid. Indonesia is rich but people are poor coz the government doesn't care and corrupt. It's a fact deal with it.

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  • what about their ...

    what about their adult children? they did not know? if all is true the adult children sould also be trialed.

    By SEVENSAMURI [Affiliate User] 1214595878 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • what a cruel evil ...

    what a cruel evil looking woman, I hope she gets stabbed in jail

    By Usrabella [Affiliate User] 1214594434 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This is why I love ...

    This is why I love America!

    By Usrabella [Affiliate User] 1214592539 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Too bad she didnt ...

    Too bad she didnt starve herself to death. Stupid F**king bitch. Her husband too.

    By littleguy136 [Affiliate User] 1214586683 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • lizette2002..you ...

    lizette2002..you are right...thank God for countried that fight for the equality of everyone...

    By Msbea345 [Affiliate User] 1214585964 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Karma is a bitch ...

    Karma is a bitch for real

    By Msbea345 [Affiliate User] 1214585628 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ha, it would have ...

    Ha, it would have been okay if they were billionaires. Millionaires are nothing these days. Especially in NY.

    By nanopug [Affiliate User] 1214583806 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • She is evil looking!

    She is evil looking!

    By oebong [Affiliate User] 1214571286 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • If you come to USA ...

    If you come to USA as a legal immigrant no bad will happen to you..unless you choose otherwise.Poverty and need for a better life drives a person to come here illegaly for a chance to lead a better life,but most of the times you are exploited as you are not protected under any law.I am not justifying this act of cruelty but all am saying is you are giving others ample oppurtunity to R**e your life.

    By bala51083 [Affiliate User] 1214567136 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i hope she gets ...

    i hope she gets raped with a baseball bat

    By Oopstoobad6275 [Affiliate User] 1214565843 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • poor women- this is ...

    poor women- this is y america S**ks ! "hey lets go to america!" "nonononononoo! i hear they starve and beat us for doing our jobs!" THEY DIDNT EVEN KNO ENGLISH!

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  • Cool down bro! I ...

    Cool down bro! I meant the justice system. In india it is certainly pathetic.What ever I said was with respect to the attitude of the rich people culture. It is has nothing to do with our heritage which I clearly clarified. Tell me why should i not love US? What harm this country did to me. This country stand tall in upholding democratic values. I also love India. All my post elsewhere will vouch for it. So, take a chill pill. Indians should certainly shed the feudal mentality.

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  • Her ass is going to ...

    Her ass is going to be toast in jail. A prison full of "lesser" human beings? She's finished. They're waiting for her. LOL!
    Her husband is finished as well! They'll be waiting for him also.
    Her kids? F**k them! They grew up watching their parents treat others like animals and probably think it's ok and "normal."
    JUSTICE!

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  • you are a dumb F**k ...

    you are a dumb F**k ! betraying your country! yes ofcourse this is wrong, but wrong things happens EVERYWHERE. haven't you heard of white westerners going to countries like thailand and bringing prostitutes that they torture in their homes?!! this has nothing to do with cultures or countries..it has to do with sadism and sick people. you are truly a dumb F**k for putting your country down and saying i love US, it's pathetic!that said, it doesn't mean u should work on improving your country!

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  • Being a Hindu, her ...

    Being a Hindu, her cruelty did not astonish me that much. Most Hindus still believe in the cast system and that lower casts are inferior to them both in rank and humanity.

    By lizette2002 [Affiliate User] 1214555111 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • They should give ...

    They should give the workers the rest of her money she aint gonna b usin it for a while, y they would still let her b a millionaire, it dont matter how much she got, she cant F**ks wit the judge

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  • I agree with you. ...

    I agree with you. If she is starving then what happened to the husband and their children. Why cant they correct the her. Stupid excuses. 11 years is too little for the pain she has inflicted to those who came to her as the refuge.

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    I agree with you.These people have no heart.I am from India and I can tell you the rich people in India treat poor like a trash.This is an ongoing thing in India where law and order is still not good. They that they can get away in US. I am glad that they got what they deserve. Suppose you go to India with ordinary cloth these so called riches will give a scorn look.India is suffering from bias and prejudice inspite of being a vast Hindu literatures against such an act. Pathetic. I love US

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