A mother and daughter were indicted on Friday for allegedly holding three Haitian people, including a minor in indentured servitude at Velida's.
A mother and daughter were indicted on Friday for allegedly holding three Haitian people, including a minor, in indentured servitude at Velida's, an adult foster care in Tigard, Oregon
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon, Marie Gertrude Jean Valmont, 66, and Yolanda Marie Andre, 30, are charged in a seven-count indictment with conspiring with one another to commit forced labor, committing forced labor, and benefiting from forced labor.victims’ immigration paperwork and forbade them from leaving Velida’s under any circumstances.
In the summer of 2023, Oregon Department of Justice authorities were alerted of the situation after the minor victim disclosed to a pediatrician of herOn Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, theAccording to law enforcement, committing
Trafficking Oregon Haitian Forced Labor Velida's Mother-Daughter FBI
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