NRI may lose mansion for keeping illegal as slave

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Deccan Herald

NRI may lose mansion for keeping illegal as slave
New York, March 5, 2015 (IANS)

An Indian American woman, who was convicted in 2013 of harbouring an illegal immigrant at her upstate New York mansion for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions, has lost an appeal to overturn the verdict.

Prosecutors alleged Annie George, who is originally from Kerala, forced victim Valsamma Mathai, also a native of Kerala, to work 17-hour days with no time off or sick leave.
Mathai also alleged that she was forced to sleep in a squalid closet during what little time she wasn't working.

A three-judge panel on the Second Circuit of the US Court of Appeals on Wednesday also ruled the trial court judge was correct to rule that George must forfeit Llenroc mansion to the federal government, Times Union reported.

George's attorneys had argued that forfeiture was an excessive penalty, but the appeals court found George's interest in multimillion-dollar Llenroc, a 30,000-square-foot home overlooking the Mohawk River, was about $100,000, substantially less than the $250,000 maximum fine.


Read more: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/463606/nri-may-lose-mansion-keeping.html

[Skittles]

1. I really detest the word ILLEGAL being used as a noun

yeah I know it's the title, but it's right up there with the repuke usage of "democrat" as an adjective

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Agreed...it's a detestable construction

The people who defend it are not the kind of folks I'd want around my family.

[TexasProgresive]

2. To relieve any who llike me are ignorant of what NRI means

I think from the context of the story it is non resident Indian and not:
National Radio Institute
National Resources Inventory
Needham Research Institute
Negative refractive index
Networked Readiness Index
Nomura Research Institute
Non-recurring items in income statement of financial accounts
Non-roster invitee in Major League Baseball
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Neptune Research Incorporated
Net Reclassification Improvement

[Enthusiast]

3. Thank you for the clarification.

[SCVDem]

5. NRI?

We all know what THAT means!

NRI? Not so much.

[jberryhill]

7. The National Radio Institute has a fine mansion

[jtuck004]

4. Dear deccanherald..."illegal"? Is that a human or something they bought on ebay?

Do you mean an undocumented immigrant?

Maybe if we quit dehumanizing our neighbors in our speech people will not feel so free to put them in boxes.

[aikoaiko]

8. But the mansion (former) owner looks so sad.

Annie George.
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:Sarcasm:

[christx30]

10. You're seriously right.

She keeps another human being as a slave. And as punishment, she has to give up her home? And the punishment is less than half of the fine for the crime she commited? I'm gagging here.

Dry your tears, lady. You got off light. I'd put you in prison if I could.

[samsingh]

9. she's such a creep to treat someone that way