On January 13, 2010, in United States v. Sou, two defendants entered guilty pleas in the district of Hawaii to charges of forced labor conspiracy, arising from their conspiracy to compel 44 Thai agricultural workers into service at the defendants’ family farm, using a scheme of debts, restraint, and threats of serious harm to intimidate the workers and place them in fear of attempting to leave.
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