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NY Manager Who Forced Migrants To Work 16 Hour Days, Sleep On Bug-Infested Beds Sentenced NY Manager Who Forced Migrants To Work 16 Hour Days, Sleep On Bug-Infested Beds Sentenced
NY Manager Who Forced Migrants To Work 16 Hour Days, Sleep On Bug-Infested Beds Sentenced A former manager at a New York catering and wedding venue who admitted to forcing migrants to work grueling hours and sleep in unsanitary conditions is heading to federal prison. Long Island resident Roberto Villanueva, age 65, of Huntington, was sentenced to six years behind bars Wednesday, Oct. 19, in federal court in Central Islip.  It followed his February 2022 guilty plea to charges of forced labor. Earlier report: Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy Villanueva, who managed the now-defunct Thatched Cottage in Centerport, has been jailed…

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Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy
Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy A former manager at a Long Island catering hall admitted to a forced labor conspiracy and to threatening to deport employees who didn’t comply with his demands. Huntington resident Roberto Villanueva, 68, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to forced labor conspiracy and forced labor of employees at the Thatched Cottage, a former catering and wedding venue in Centerport. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue that Villanueva, a former recruiter, and manager for the Thatched Cottage, admitted that workers were brought from the Philippines to the United States on work visas that expired sho…

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