Wednesday, March 6, 2013
New York Millionaire on trial for modern day slavery
40 year old New York Millionaire Annie George is currently on trial for allegedly keeping an undocumented illegal immigrant in her mansion for six and a half years. Valsama Mathai (49) was rescued after the National Human Trafficking Resource Center was tiped off about her situation and has since testified, according to CBS 6 Albany, that she was initially approached by a man who spoke her native language and promised her a better job and marriage. That man took her to meet with Annie George and her late husband who offered her a position working in their home for $1000 a month. Once there, Mathai was paid a pittance and not allowed to leave. Mathai testified that she was forced to work 12 hours each day and had to sleep in a walk-in closet of the 26 bedroom Redford mansion.
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