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HSI Norfolk investigation leads to Virginia business owner admitting to money laundering … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation leads to Virginia business owner admitting to money laundering … – ICE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk investigation led to a guilty plea from a Midlothian, Virginia man Jan. 31 for conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America; benefiting from forced labor; money laundering; and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to the…

Williamsburg business owner pleads guilty in federal human trafficking, forced labor case
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Williamsburg business owner pleads guilty in federal human trafficking, forced labor case

A Williamsburg business owner pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to human trafficking of people from Central America and forcing them to work. George William Evans, 68, co-owned Northstar Holdings of Virginia LLC, also known as Magnolia Cleaning Services, a commercial laundry business, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. There, he participated in…

Suspect in labor trafficking case at Williamsburg laundry facility pleads guilty – WTKR
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Suspect in labor trafficking case at Williamsburg laundry facility pleads guilty – WTKR

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The owner of Magnolia Cleaning Services pleaded guilty to federal fraud and human trafficking charges. George William Evans, 68, entered a guilty plea Tuesday. Three other suspects in the case pleaded not guilty in December. All four defendants were arrested by U.S. Marshals in December on charges of money laundering, forced labor,…

Williamsburg Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiracy Involving Labor Trafficking
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Williamsburg Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiracy Involving Labor Trafficking

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Midlothian man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to court documents, George William Evans, 68, was the fifty-percent owner of a commercial laundry…

3 suspects in Williamsburg human trafficking case plead not guilty – WTKR
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3 suspects in Williamsburg human trafficking case plead not guilty – WTKR

NORFOLK, Va. – Three of the four people facing charges related to a human trafficking case at a Williamsburg laundry facility pleaded not guilty in the case. All four defendants appeared before a federal judge Tuesday at the U.S. District Courthouse in Norfolk. They were arrested by U.S. Marshals last week on charges of money…

HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations Norfolk, commonly called HSI Norfolk, and the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force has resulted in four individuals being indicted on 33 charges, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering and harboring undocumented noncitizens. According to the…

Man from Midlothian among 4 charged in federal human trafficking, forced labor case in Williamsburg
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Man from Midlothian among 4 charged in federal human trafficking, forced labor case in Williamsburg

By Kim O’Brien Root | Daily Press Four people, including a man from Midlothian, have been charged in connection with human trafficking at a commercial laundry business. A 33-count indictment was unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. According to a news release, George William Evans, 68, of Midlothian and Ana Patricia Landaverde, 47,…

Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility
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Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A 33-count indictment was unsealed today charging four people with joining together to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and various other immigration-related offenses, such as harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to allegations in the indictment,…