New Charges Filed in Involuntary Servitude
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WOODLAND HILLS — A Woodland Hills woman charged with holding four illegal immigrants in involuntary servitude was named Tuesday in a new indictment accusing her of stealing the identities of two of the immigrants and opening credit card accounts in their names.
The latest federal indictment contends that Supawan Veerapol, 52, used those credit cards to obtain tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods and services.
Veerapol, who is free on $500,000 bond, was also accused of failing to make payments on some of the accounts. The alleged victims who, like Veerapol, are Thai nationals, told authorities that they were forced to work long hours under oppressive conditions at Veerapol’s home and at restaurants she operated.
They said she seized their passports and threatened harm to their families back in Thailand if they tried to run away.
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