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Couple Guilty of Keeping Slaves

Chaos in court as verdict is read

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2007 10:31 PM CST

(Newser) – Pandemonium reigned in a Long Island federal court today as verdicts in a sensational slavery case were being read. The jury found a wealthy Indian couple, Varsha Sabhnani, 46, and her husband Mahender, 51, guilty on 12 counts, including forced labor, debt servitude and harboring...   Read full story »

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