Saturday 12 August 2017

Eleven members of same family convicted for slavery

Eleven members of same family convicted for slavery

Eleven members of the same family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring which kept one of its captives in "truly shocking" conditions for decades. Vulnerable people were forced to work for the Rooney clan for little or no wages, while their pay-masters lived a life of lavish luxury. The 11 gang-members, convicted of fraud and slavery charges, enjoyed holidays to Barbados and cosmetic surgery and even shelled out on a Manchester United soccer school, using money earned by their workers.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rooney-family-modern-slavery-ring-eleven-members-captive-conditions-lincolnshire-police-a7888881.html?source=Snapzu

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