Friday, June 21, 2013

Feds seize 7-Eleven stores, allege ‘modern-day plantation system’

“Ten 7-Eleven stores in New York and four in Virginia were seized on Monday as part of the federal investigation that found the workers from Pakistan were given identities stolen from children and the deceased, according to federal prosecutor Loretta E. Lynch.”

http://news.yahoo.com/7-eleven-cracks-down-franchisees-federal-authorities-seize-012317502.html

Must have been a bunch of greedy Americans. Oh, the horror!

“Farrukh Baig, his wife Bushra, and seven others were charged with fraud, identity theft and concealing illegal immigrants to work in their stores.”

Wait, wait! Who was charged? Farrukh Baig and his wife Bushra? And most of the plantationed workers were from Pakistan?

Is that a coincidence?

If you search “Farrukh Baig,” linkedin is happy to provide a number of matches, some of the Baigs from UAE, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. One name match is listed as “Franchisee” in the greater New York Area.

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