Modern-Day Slavery in the U.S.

(Kansas City, Missouri) A federal grand jury has indicted 12 people and three companies on RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) charges for allegedly operating a 14-state slave network populated with illegal aliens from Uzbekistan.

The slaves were employed at hotels and other businesses in Missouri, Kansas, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, South Carolina and Wyoming.

“The indictment alleges that this criminal enterprise lured victims to the United States under the guise of legitimate jobs and a better life, only to treat them as modern-day slaves under the threat of deportation,” said James Gibbons, acting special agent-in-charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“The alleged conspiracy not only victimized foreign workers, but also defrauded U.S. businesses and displaced legal workers in the name of profit."

Interestingly, since Uzbekistan is a Muslim nation, it's not a stretch to presume that the forced labor trafficking of Uzbeks in the U.S. is being done by followers of the religion of peace. However, that thought has not been officially corroborated.

Nonetheless, knowledge of an extensive slavery network in the U.S. apparently linked to Muslims should be an eye-opener worthy of much more journalistic curiosity.