19.02.2015 - 04:22 [ ACLU ]

Federal Jury Awards $14 Million to Indian Guest Workers Victimized in Labor Trafficking Scheme by Signal International and Its Agents

After a four-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, the jury ruled that Signal International, New Orleans lawyer Malvern C. Burnett and India-based recruiter Sachin Dewan engaged in labor trafficking, fraud, racketeering and discrimination. The jury also found that one of the five plaintiffs was a victim of false imprisonment and retaliation.